Use of fly ash in agriculture: A way to improve soil fertility and its productivity

Asian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Kishor, Prem ^a   Ghosh, A K ^a   Kumar, Dileep ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Flyash; Productivity; Soil amendment; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956581491     PISSN: 18191894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajar.2010.1.14     Document Type: Article

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