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Effect of recycling of seri-vermicompost on growth, yield and nutrients of maize (Zea mays)
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014 Field experiments were conducted at Thalingipalayam block (Avinashi, block), Tamil Nadu (India) during kharif and rabi seasons of 2011-2012 to study the effect of recycling of seriwaste compost (organic manure) with other organics and inorganics on the ...
R SHANMUGAM, K RAMAMOORTHY
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Organic Cotton Crop Guide - A manual for practitioners in the tropics [PDF]
, 2005 Designed primarily as a reference manual for extension workers and farmers, the Organic Cotton Crop Guide provides comprehensive practical know-how on organic cotton production in the tropics.
Eyhorn, Frank +2 more
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Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.Abstract This study evaluates the potential of a new organic fertilizer derived from porcine intestinal mucosa (designated BHE), a by‐product of the heparin extraction process, as a sustainable nitrogen (N) source for agriculture. The work was conducted in two stages: (i) chemical and spectroscopic characterization of BHE compared with poultry litter ...
Aline Zanquetti +3 more
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Efficient use of animal manures within an upland organic system (OF0187) [PDF]
, 2001 This is the final report of Defra project OF0187. The attached report starts with a detailed Executive Summary, from which this text is a short extract. The aim of this experiment (1999-2001) was to investigate the agronomic effects of applying treated ...
Keatinge, Ray
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Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China [PDF]
, 2020 As the demand for livestock products continues to increase in China, so too does the challenge of managing increasing quantities of manure. Urgent action is needed to control point source (housing, storage and processing) and diffuse (field application ...
Bai, Zhaohai +7 more
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Flavour and Fragrance Journal, EarlyView.The pesticidal potential of Agave angustifolia by assessing its anti‐nematic, antimicrobial, and insecticidal activities, alongside phytochemical profiling. ABSTRACT Plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses contribute significantly to annual crop losses and economic hardship. Reliance on chemical pesticides, over a thousand used
Rashika Tamta +7 more
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Integrated nutrient management for rice-wheat cropping system in a recently reclaimed soil
Soil & Environment, 2011 A field experiment was conducted for integrated nutrient management in a recently reclaimed soil. For thispurpose a saline sodic field was selected at soil salinity research farm having ECe, 7.40 (dS m-1); pHs, 8.90; SAR,38.26 (mmol L-1)½ and gypsum ...
Shahzada Munawar Mehdi, Muhammad Sarfraz, Syed Touqueer Abbas*, Ghulam Shabbir and Jalil Akhtar
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Effect of plant biomass and their incorporation depth on organic wheat produc-tion in Kenya [PDF]
, 2007 Intensive agricultural technologies introduced in Africa some six decades ago paved the way for extensive land clearing and destruction of organic materials, development of high yielding crop varieties under monoculture and replacement of landraces.
Birech, Rhoda, Freyer, Bernhard
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Key soil health indicators under humid grazing lands
Grassland Research, EarlyView.Soil health can be described using a few key soil health indicators that target a diversity of soil functions. This perspective article highlights how forage management affects these soil health indicators in humid‐zone grazing lands. Abstract Background Soil health describes critical soil functions influenced by land management. Although some key soil
Alan J. Franzluebbers
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Agronomic characteristics and yield of organic maize straw intercropped with perennial green manures
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2016 Maize intercropped with perennial green manure is an option to promote soil coverage, control weeds and recycle soil nutrients, in an organic system. This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic characteristics and yield of grains and organic maize straw
Ana Carolina Costa Arantes +4 more
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