Need based nitrogen management using the chlorophyll meter and leaf colour chart in rice and wheat in South Asia: A review

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 361-380

  Varinderpal Singh, ^a   Bijay Singh, ^a   Yadvinder Singh, ^a   Thind, H S ^a   Gupta, R K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crop N demand; Leaf colour chart; N use efficiency; Rice; SPAD meter; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RICE; VILLAGE; WHEAT;

SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78049343279     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9363-7     Document Type: Review

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