Effect of compost enriched with N and L-tryptophan on soil and maize

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Ahmad, Rizwan ^a   Khalid, Azeem ^a   Arshad, Muhammad ^a   Zahir, Zahir A ^a   Mahmood, Tariq ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Auxins; Biologically active substances; Maize; Nitrogen; Organic fertilizer; Organic waste; Recycling soil aggregate

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HORMONE; MAIZE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RECYCLING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL AMENDMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44349094979     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007058     Document Type: Article

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