Influence of different approaches and forms of fertilizer application on yield and nutrient uptake of hybrid maize
Introduction Maize (Zea mays L.) is the world’s third most important cereal crop, after wheat and rice. In India, it ranks fourth after rice, wheat, and sorghum. Since maize is an exhaustive crop, the nutrient requirement cannot be met only…
Fertilizer prescription model through soil test crop response approach for carrot (Daucus carota) on an Alfisols of Southern India
Introduction The benefits of increased use of fertilizers in achieving higher targets of food grain production is very well established. However, practicing farming with high-yielding crop varieties under present fertilizer constraints due to their ever-increasing prices, a viable proposition would…