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NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF WHEAT GRAIN WITH FERTILIZATION AND CUTTING TIMINGS

Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering & Veterinary Sciences
The vital economic and nutritional contributions of wheat to both human and livestock diets are universally acknowledged. Dual purposes of wheat crop are responsible for improving grain productivity, nutrient content and provide green fodder in winter ...
A. Rajput, H. Babar, A. A. Odhano, M. S. Memon, A. A. Memon   +4 more
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A novel soil quality assessment method for sustainable soil management and enhancing crop productivity in tribal areas of central India

Environment Conservation Journal, 2021
Soil quality degradation is a major threat to any agricultural production system. Therefore periodical monitoring of soil quality status is inevitable for sustainable management of agricultural production systems.
Rajendiran S. Selladurai, Mohan Lal Dotaniya, M Vassanda Coumar, Samaresh Kundu, Nishant Kumar Sinha, A.K. Tripathi, Sanjay Srivastava, J.K. Saha, A.K. Patra   +8 more
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THE CHEMISTRY OF SOILS AND FERTILIZERS. [PDF]

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1900
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Response of Soil Chemical Properties under Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) Field to Integrated Application of Lantana camara L. Weed Vermicompost and NPS Mineral Fertilizer

International Journal of Agronomy
Recently, the beauty of the environment, native forest plants, and crops were encroached with invasive weeds, and thus scientific community was concerned with searching for optional management of these horrible weeds.
Kinfe Tekulu, Weldegebriel Gebrehiwot, Gebresemaeti Kahsu, Tsadik Tadele, Tewolde Berhe, Solomon Mebrahtom   +5 more
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Using Hand-Held Chlorophyll Meters and Canopy Reflectance Sensors for Fertilizer Nitrogen Management in Cereals in Small Farms in Developing Countries

Sensors, 2020
To produce enough food, smallholder farmers in developing countries apply fertilizer nitrogen (N) to cereals, sometimes even more than the local recommendations.
Bijay-Singh, Ali M. Ali
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Productivity of sorghum and millets under different in-field rainwater management options on soils of varying fertility status in Zimbabwe

Frontiers in Agronomy
Traditional cereal crops are important for food and nutrition security in rural communities of southern Africa, but their productivity is often constrained by low soil water largely linked to low seasonal rainfall and long intra-seasonal dry spells ...
Layton Makuchete, Apollonia Hove, Hatirarami Nezomba, Jairos Rurinda, Vengai Mbanyele, Vengai Mbanyele, Shaw Mlambo, Shaw Mlambo, Elijah Nyakudya, Florence Mtambanengwe, Paul Mapfumo   +10 more
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Short communication: Soil characteristics in Attock district

Soil & Environment, 2019
Soil testing for physical and chemical characteristics of a soil is key in assessment of a soil fertility that leads to productivity of a soil. A total of 11231 soil samples from six tehsils of Attock district were collected during five years (2012-17 ...
Muhammad Yunas, Shahzada Munawar Mehdi, Obaid ur Rehman, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sher Afzal, Bashir Ahmad   +5 more
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Slope Gradient and Vegetation Cover Effects on The Runoff and Sediment Yield in Hillslope Agriculture

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2015
Cultivation of field crops is a challenge and risky business in sloping areas. A study was conducted as a demonstration model for the sloppy lands of Fateh Jang, Pakistan.
Obaid ur Rehman, Muhammad Rashid, Rahina Kausar, Sarosh Alvi, Riaz Hussain   +4 more
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Good soil management can reduce dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021
Background Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with adverse impacts on human health. Agronomic biofortification with Zn fertilizers and improved soil fertility management, using mineral and organic nutrient resources ...
Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara, Edward J. M. Joy, Florence Mtambanengwe, Prosper Chopera, Michael J. Watts, Martin R. Broadley, Paul Mapfumo   +6 more
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Effect of Seed Priming on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Wheat

International Journal of Economic and Environment Geology
Zinc (Zn) is essential for various enzymatic, ionic, and metabolic processes, particularly during seed germination. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of different zinc soaking solutions on the germination and early growth of wheat seeds.
Saibrina, Muhammad Aslam Panhwar, Mahendar Kumar Sootahar, Abdul Qudoos, Khalid Hussain Khokhar, Hafeezullah Babar   +5 more
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