Relative efficiency of prilled urea, urea supergranules (USG) and USG coated with neem cake or DCD for direct-seeded rice

The Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 185-190

  Sudhakara, K ^a   Prasad, R ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 84958445777     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185960006189X     Document Type: Article

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