Increasing use efficiency of boron fertilisers by rescheduling the time and methods of application for crops in India

Plant and Soil

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Sarkar, Dibyendu ^a   Mandal, Biswapati ^a   Kundu, Manik Chandra ^a  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Fertiliser B; Light textured acidic soil; Mustard; Potato; Time and method of application; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BORON; CROP YIELD; ENTISOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HERB; LEACHING; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; POTATO; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 38349090499     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9423-1     Document Type: Article

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