Managing neem (Azadirachta indica)-coated urea and ordinary urea in wheat (Triticum aestivum) for improving nitrogen-use efficiency and high yields
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Managing neem (Azadirachta indica)-coated urea and ordinary urea in wheat (Triticum aestivum) for improving nitrogen-use efficiency and high yields
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THIND, H S
SINGH, BIJAY PANNU, R P S SINGH, YADVINDER SINGH, VARINDERPAL GUPTA, R K SINGH, GOBINDER KUMAR, AJAY VASHISTHA, MONIKA |
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Drilling of urea; Neem (Azadirachta indica); Neem-coated urea; Nitrogen-use efficiency;Split application of urea; Urea; Wheat
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Modifications in fertilizer source and/or management can lead to reduced losses of N, high wheat yields and increased fertilizer N-use efficiency. Relative performance of neem (Azadirachta indica A Juss)-coated urea vis-à-vis ordinary urea applied to wheat (Triticum aestivum C. emend Fiori & Paol.) was studied when applied at different levels (48, 96 and 120 kg N/ha), drilled in between rows as a single dose of 96 kg N/ha and when applied in 3 split doses (48, 48 and 24 kg N/ha). The field experiments were carried out at 2 locations, i e Ludhiana–sandy loam soil and Gurdaspur – clay loam soil during 2005–08. When nitrogen was applied in 2 equal split doses at the time of sowing and first irrigation, the neem coated urea did not out perform urea in increasing grain yield at any level of N application at both the locations. Performance of neem coated urea @96 kg N/ha drilled during sowing of wheat was better than neem-coated urea applied @ 120 kg N/ha in 2 split doses at Ludhiana. Better performance of urea and neem-coated urea applied in 3 rather than 2 split doses only in coarse-textured soil at Ludhiana suggests that losses of applied N via leaching can be substantial as compared to in the fine textured soil at Gurdaspur. This study suggests that neem-coated urea can lead to improved N-use efficiency when applied either in 3 split doses or drilled between rows as a single dose in coarsetextured soils rather than in fine-textured ones.
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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ICAR
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2010-11-03
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/1724
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 80, No 11 (2010)
0019-5022 |
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eng
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http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/1724/472
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Copyright (c) 2014 The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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