Fertilization unsuitability index for assessing fertilizer induced contamination risk in soils of cotton-wheat system of South Punjab districts

Indian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 262-268

  Dhawan, A K ^a   Mukherjee, Joydeep ^a   Kang, G S ^a   Singh, Harpinder ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Puniab Remote Sensing Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Fertilization unsuitability index; GIS; Nutrient imbalance; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84922354342     PISSN: 03045250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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