Role of biofertilizers in conservation agriculture

Conservation Agriculture: An Approach to Combat Climate Change in Indian Himalaya

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 113-134

  Singh, Mahendra ^a   Dotaniya, M L ^b   Mishra, Amit ^c   Dotaniya, C K ^d   Regar, K L ^e   Lata, Manju ^f  

^a BIHAR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

^c International Rice Research Institute   (India)

^d SKRAU   (India)

^e BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Biofertilizer; Climate change; Conservation agriculture; Plant nutrient

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015417689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-2558-7_4     Document Type: Chapter

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