Balanced plant nutrition enhances rainfed crop yields and water productivity in Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh states of India

Journal of Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 50, Issue , 2011, Pages 24-29

  Chander, Girish ^a   Wani, Suhas P ^a   Sahrawat, K L ^a   Jangawad, L S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Farm income; Micronutrients; Productivity; Rainwater use efficiency; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; VIGNA MUNGO; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868024732     PISSN: 0971636X     EISSN: 09735399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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