Efficiency and energy use in puddling of lowland rice grown on Vertisols in Central India

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 100-107

  Verma, Ajay Kumar ^a   Dewangan, M L ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b RSU   (India)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Percolation rate; Puddled soil; Puddling index; Weeding efficiency

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

BULLOCKS; ENERGY USE; PLOUGHING; PUDDLED SOIL; PUDDLING INDEX; WEEDING EFFICIENCY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BULK DENSITY; PADDY FIELD; RICE; TILLAGE; TRANSPLANTATION;

BULK DENSITY; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PERCOLATION; RICE; TRACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747059314     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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