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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 1,169 2 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 2,606 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 2,625 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 3,574 5 View