Productivity and economics of lowland rice as influenced by incorporation of N-fixing tree biomass in mid-altitude subtropical Meghalaya, North East India

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-19

  Das, Anup ^a,b   Tomar, J M S ^a   Ramesh, T ^a   Munda, G C ^a   Ghosh, P K ^a   Patel, D P ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Net economic return; North East India; Nutrient uptake; Organic production; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOLIAGE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOMASS; RECYCLING; RICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

INDIA; MEGHALAYA;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ALNUS; ALNUS NEPALENSIS; ERYTHRINA VARIEGATA; ORYZA SATIVA; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 77953026899     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9308-1     Document Type: Article

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