Multi-criteria evaluation of new humic fertilizers effectiveness and optimal rate on a basis of TOPSIS method

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 465-471

  Baležentiene, Ligita ^a   Klimas, Evaldas ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Environment; Feed value; Grass; Mineral and humic fertilizers; TOPSIS; Yield

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; MINERAL; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; POTASSIUM;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; ENERGY; FERTILIZATION; GRAIN YIELD; GRASS; HUMIC FERTILIZER TURBO GRASS; METABOLISABLE ENERGY; NETTO ENERGY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 80655129517     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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