Nitrogen is deficient in most soils and is applied in the greatest quantities of all nutrients.
Given its high potential for loss, efficient fertilizer N management has both economic and …

Rice–wheat cropping systems (RWCS) of the Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) of India are tillage,
water and energy intensive and an important source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission …

Executive summary Urea constitutes about 82% of the fertilizer nitrogen (N) used in India.
Nitrification inhibitors when applied along with urea reduce losses of applied N thereby …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient that is generally deficient in soils to accommodate
plant needs. Therefore, it is imperative to enhance the concentration and availability of Zn in …

The explosive expansion of human activity during the last two centuries through industrial
and agricultural pursuits has resulted in massive changes in the nitrogen (N) cycle of the …

The losses of nitrogen (N) fertilizer applied to the soil microenvironment reduce its efficiency.
Different strategies like the use of polymer coating and chemical nitrification inhibitors had …

Neem coated urea not only increase crop yield but also lower input cost to the farmer. Cost
of neem coated urea is only 3–4% higher than ordinary urea. Urea constitutes about 82% of …

A field experiment was carried out during the Kharif season of 2017 at the Pearl Millet
Research Scheme, College of Agriculture, Dhule (MS) to study the effect of neem coated …

In 2015, the Government of India directed that all fertilizer urea manufactured in the country
or imported will have to be coated with neem oil at the rate of 0.5 kg per tonne. Urea coated …

The present study was aimed to examine the antibacterial potential of Brassica nigra
essential oil (BNEO) against Ralstonia solanacearum, causal agent of bacterial wilt and …