Mumtaz Ganie

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Should there be a universal standard for writing references?

It is a very tiresome job to format the reference section of the article as every journal has got its own style. Can't we follow some universally accepted standard like APA to save the precious...

07 July 2014 7,262 8 View

Is popularity a genuine base for Journal reputation?

Impact factor of a journal is based on its popularity. More the citations, more will be the impact factor. Should there be some other bases to rate a journal, kindly express you ideas.

04 April 2014 1,709 7 View

What is the difference between DRIS and compositional nutrient diagnosis?

Presently I am establishing DRIS norms for apples. I want to carry out compositional nutrient diagnosis as well. Can anyone help me on how I should proceed for the same? Moreover, is the data...

04 April 2014 7,915 2 View

Which extractants can be used for analyzing plant-available boron in soil?

I have to analyze soil samples for plant available boron and I am going to use various extractants like hot water, CaCl2-Mannitol, DTPA-Sorbitol, and Ammonium acetate. What are the other...

04 April 2014 7,562 12 View

What is the best approach for diagnosing nutrient disorders and formulating fertilizer recommendations?

For this purpose several approaches like soil testing, specific range approach, critical leaf nutrient concentrations, nutrient ratios, DRIS, SSNM etc. have been exploited. But there are certain...

03 March 2014 8,528 23 View

In TDR what is the conversion factor to convert EC value into ppm?

When we use TDR in laboratory for measuring any parameter generally we need to convert the concentration of a ppm in solution to EC (ds/m). How can we convert the same. Actually I have not much...

03 March 2014 9,376 5 View