The winter maize area is rapidly spreading in south India in response to rising demand from
the poultry and fish feed industries due to the absence of major environmental constraints …

Kale is one of the nutritious leafy vegetables with a high nitrogen fertilizer requirement.
However, soil fertility is declining progressively due to the imbalanced use of inorganic …

A three-factor-experiment was conducted in the acidic soil of Assosa for two main growing
seasons (2014-2015) to identify the effect of integrated application of compost, lime and …

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for crop production but its non-renewable natural
sources are on the verge of depletion. The few remaining P sources may be depleted in the …

Exudation of high amounts of citrate in white lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) has the
advantage of being effective in mobilization of a wide range of sparingly soluble P sources …

Soil microbes such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria play significant roles in the
solubilisation of inorganic phosphorus (P), mineralization of organic P and in improving …

Maize (Zea mays) is a staple food playing a crucial role in food security and income
generation for many farmers but its productions is constrained by low soils fertility and poor …

To examine the effect of nanoparticulate phosphate rock (NPR) as both a liming agent and
phosphorus source in a tropical acid soil. The study examined five rates of NPR (0, 250, 500 …

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important cash crop for smallholder farmers in
western Ethiopia. However, the yield of the crop is very low mainly because of strong soil …

Two factorial pot experiments arranged in a Completely Randomised Design (CRD) with
three replications were carried out to assess the impact of different levels of soil compaction …