Effect of enriched municipal solid waste compost application on growth, plant nutrient uptake and yield of rice

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 586-592

  Kavitha, R ^a   Subramanian, P ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

EMSWC; Growth attributes; Nutrient uptake and yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349087495     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.586.592     Document Type: Article

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