Nilay Borah

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What is the extent of loss during storage or urea (prilled) fertilizer?

Storage period of 3 to 6 months is suggested for urea fertilizers. Storage conditions (temperature, humidity etc) are specified. Storage under high humidity (more than 80%) is reported to cause...

06 October 2016 9,943 10 View

Is there any work on efficacy of herbicides applied by mixing with compost/manure/fertlizers in uplands (dry soil)?

We worked on efficacy of herbicides (pre-emergence) by mixing with compost-fertilizer mixture in transplanted rice (above saturation soil moisture) and observed it at par with application as...

09 April 2016 1,212 2 View

Is there any limit or degree of farm mechanization in terms of energy allowed/accepted in organic cultivation?

Is there any work on energy consumption by organic farms for machineries? To what extent and for what type of operations use of machineries be allowed/accepted (% of total energy consumption or...

31 March 2016 5,298 9 View

Why in situ decomposition (incorporated or left on the surface) of rice stubbles with cellulose degrading microbes (CDM) increases weed diversity?

Increase in the number of species (especially broad-leaved weeds) was observed during in situ microbial (CDM) decomposition of rice stubble both in winter (sandy clay loam to clay loam) and rainy...

30 March 2016 2,655 3 View

Why mixing chemical fertilizer causes greater reduction of pH in vermicompost than FYM?

Mixing of chemical fertilizers with vermicompost (10%) reduced pH more than with FYM (4%) from the original value. What may be the reason(s)?

16 March 2016 2,674 35 View

What are the parameters or observations to be recorded to evaluate in situ decomposition of rice stubble?

Is anyone working on in-situ decomposition of rice stubble? Both field and laboratory parameters.

05 April 2015 3,625 5 View