Effect of inorganic nitrogenous fertilizer on productivity of recently reclaimed saline sodic soils with and without biofertilizer

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2396-2401

  Mehdi, Shahzada Munawar ^a   Sarfraz, M ^a   Shabbir, G ^a   Abbas, G ^a  

^a Soil Salinity Research Institute Punjab   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biofertilizers; Productivity; Rice and wheat yield; Saline sodic soils

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547159666     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2396.2401     Document Type: Article

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