Dry-seeded rice culture in Punjab State of India: Lessons learned from farmers

Field Crops Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-99

  Mahajan, G ^a   Chauhan, B S ^b   Gill, M S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Farmers' practice; Fertilizer; India; Pest; Water; Weed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGROECOLOGY; CROP PEST; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; EMERGENCE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; HERBICIDE; PERCEPTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEEDING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WEED CONTROL;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 84874403219     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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