in order to study the effects of integrated application of bio- and chemical fertilizers and application method of biofertilizer on the yield and yield components of maize (zea mays l.), an experiment was conducted in 2008 in shushtar in a factorial arrangement with completely randomized block design with three replicates. treatments were integrated application of biological and chemical fertil...

Cropland soil organic carbon (SOC) is undergoing substantial alterations due to both environmental and anthropogenic changes. Although numerous case studies have been conducted, there remains a lack of quantification of the consequences of such environmental and anthropogenic changes on the SOC sequestration across global agricultural systems. Here, we conducted a global meta-analysis of SOC ch...

There is a growing concern about the sustainability of agriculture due to indiscriminate use chemical fertilizers in several parts world. In India, Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) region where externalities excessive for cereal production manifest groundwater pollution, air pollution emissions, and soil degradation. this context, we study adoption organic determining factors. We data collected from 4...

to study the effect of drought stress during using organic and chemical fertilizers on morphological, agronomic traits and the essential oil of coriander, a field experiment was conducted as split plot based on randomized complete block design in three replications at agricultural research station, college of agriculture, university of torbat heydarieh, iran during growing season of 2010-2011. ...

introduction although using animal manures and crop residues as a traditional method for increasing soil fertility and crop yield has a long history but conventional agricultural systems rely on the use of chemical fertilizer due to its immediate availability of nutrients. in many of modern agricultural systems using chemical fertilizers as a fast and easiest way to reduce nutrient deficiency a...