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Irrigated rice urea injector
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Irrigated rice urea injector
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Small farmers in the tropics who fertilize their irrigated rice fields with urea, generally do so by hand broadcasting with the result that much of the nitrogen is lost in the air. By injecting the urea about 10 cm into the soil, such losses are minimized and production is thus increased. In order to promote this technique, the Wageningen Agricultural University has recently developed a small, practical and cheap tool: the urea injector. For more details, contact: Herman Pothof Wageningen Agricultural University Salverdaplein 11 6701 DB Wageningen The Netherlands Small farmers in the tropics who fertilize their irrigated rice fields with urea, generally do so by hand broadcasting with the result that much of the nitrogen is lost in the air. By injecting the urea about 10 cm into the soil, such losses are... |
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2014-10-02T13:13:32Z
2014-10-02T13:13:32Z 1987 |
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News Item
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CTA. 1987. Irrigated rice urea injector. Spore 12. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44762 |
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en
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Spore, Spore 12
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CTA
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Spore
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