Effect of Vermicompost and Chemical Fertilizer on Growth, Herb, Oil Yield, Nutrient Uptake, Soil Fertility, and Oil Quality of Rosemary

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 2691-2700

  Singh, M ^a   Wasnik, Kundan ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; herb; rosemary; soil fertility; vermicompost

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; EARTHWORM; ESSENTIAL OIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; HERB; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL FERTILITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84885046521     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2013.813532     Document Type: Article

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