Managing crop residues in the rice-wheat system of the Indo-gangetic plain

Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues and Impacts

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-195

  Samra, Jagir S ^a   Singh, Bijay ^b   Kumar, Kuldip ^c  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Agrotechnology; Crop residue management; Fertilizer management; Indo Gangetic Plain; Nutrient cycling; Rice wheat cropping systems; Soil properties; Weed control

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102156504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/asaspecpub65.c8     Document Type: Chapter

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