Integrated Nutrient Management to Improve Finger Millet Productivity and Soil Conditions in Hilly Region of Eastern India

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 528-546

  Dass, Anchal ^a   Sudhishri, S ^a   Lenka, N K ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

eastern Ghats of India; farm yard manure; Gliricidia; soil fertility; soil moisture; yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883475648     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: 15427536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427528.2013.800828     Document Type: Article

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