Yield and soil nutrient balance of a sugarcane plant-ratoon system with conventional and organic nutrient management in sub-tropical India

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-219

  Singh, K P ^a   Suman, Archna ^a   Singh, P N ^a   Lal, Menhi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SUGARCANE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus; Nutrient balance; Organic carbon; Ratoon; Soil quality; Sugarcane productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; FIELDWORK; INCEPTISOL; MANURE; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUGAR CANE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GLUCONACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS;

EID: 34948886603     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9108-4     Document Type: Article

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