Impact of locally derived organic materials and method of addition on maize yields and nitrogen use efficiencies in major and minor seasons of tropical South Asia

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 17-18, 2008, Pages 2584-2596

  Sangakkara, Ravi ^a   Attanayake, K B ^a   Stamp, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Institute of Plant Sciences   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Maize; Nitrogen use efficiency; Organic matter; Seed yields; Tropical seasons

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; LEGUME; MAIZE; MANURE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC MATTER; RICE; STRAW;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 53849128547     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620802358623     Document Type: Article

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