Comparison of sulfurous acid generator and alternate amendments to improve the quality of saline-sodic water for sustainable rice yields

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-162

  H Zia, Munir ^a   Ghafoor, Abdul ^a   Saifullah, ^b   M Boers, Th ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop production; Economic analysis; Gypsum; Residual sodium carbonate; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Sodium adsorption ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747079870     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-006-0043-9     Document Type: Article

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