Comparison of compost and vermicompost of yard leaf manure and inorganic fertilizer on yield of corn

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-131

  Kalantari, S ^a   Ardalan, M M ^a   Alikhani, H A ^a   Shorafa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Compost; Inorganic fertilizer; Nutrients; Vermicompost; Yield of corn

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; LEAF; MAIZE; MANURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79551565923     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.535063     Document Type: Article

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