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Development of Controlled Release Fertilizer from Double-Boiled Linseed and Mustard Oil-Based Formulations: Surface Morphology, Nutrient Release and Performance of Wheat in Sub-tropical Inceptisol
Synchronization of nutrient release from fertilizers and plant nutrient demand could optimize the nutrient use efficiency and crop productivity, particularly for nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). N and P both h...
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Partitioning of Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients of Lentil Under Conserved Soil Moisture Conditions
Measurement of accurate water requirement of crops is obligatory under rainfed lentil cultivation in rice fallows of the eastern Indian region. Efficient use of the dual crop coefficient approach in this condi...
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Crop Diversification in Rice-Based Agroecosystem: Medium-Term Effects on Soil Properties, Carbon and Other Nutrients’ Stoichiometry, and System Productivity
Soil physical and chemical properties play salient roles in terrestrial nutrient cycling; particularly, how they respond to land use change combined with subsequent crop diversification is less understood, hin...
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Nanofertilizers in Agriculture: Futuristic Approach
Agricultural land is decreasing and the demand for food is increasing day by day. Hence, it is necessary to increase the annual food production to satisfy the alarming population. This led to uncontrolled over...
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Tillage and Potassium Management for Improving Yield, Physiological, and Biochemical Responses of Rainfed Lentil Under Moisture Stressed Rice-Fallow
Uncertainty of rainfall intensity and distribution in association with fast depletion of soil moisture content affects sowing time, seed germination, and establishment of lentil in rice-fallows. Mid-season and...
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Understanding the Impacts of Sowing Time and Tillage in Optimizing the Micro-Environment for Rainfed Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) Production in the Lower Indo-Gangetic Plain
Low productivity of rainfed lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) in the post-harvest rice fallows due to soil moisture stress is a major concern in the lower Indo-Gangetic plains. We hypothesized that adjusting sowing d...
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Synthesis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Liquid Paraffin-Based Controlled Release Nitrogen-Phosphorus Formulations for Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Wheat
Polymer coating of water soluble fertilizers to curb excess solubilization of nutrients is well-acknowledged fact. Lack of information on phosphorus (P) release from controlled release nitrogen-phosphorus (NP)...
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Phytobiomes: Role in Nutrient Stewardship and Soil Health
The enormous potential of the phytobiome for better plant growth and productivity is an essential tool for sustainable agronomic practices for eco-friendly cultivation processes. However, microbes in relation ...
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Evaluation of potassium solubilizing rhizobacteria (KSR): enhancing K-bioavailability and optimizing K-fertilization of maize plants under Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
Imbalanced potassium (K) fertilization in agricultural fields has led to considerable negative impacts and remains to be the foremost challenge for maize production in India-Gangetic region. Plant growth-promo...
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Plant Beneficial Rhizospheric Microbes (PBRMs): Prospects for Increasing Productivity and Sustaining the Resilience of Soil Fertility
The efficient microorganisms in the vicinity of plant roots that exert positive effects on plant growth are known as plant beneficial rhizospheric microbes (PBRMs). One of the salient features for the effectiv...
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Can Potassium-Solubilising Bacteria Mitigate the Potassium Problems in India?
The nutrients are one of the basic inputs for achieving increased crop productivity, and potassium is one of them. In a recently published nutrient budget, it has been shown that potassium became unbalanced th...
