Balanced and integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers may enhance the accumulation of soil organic matter and improves soil physical properties. A field experiment having randomized complete block design with four replications was conducted for 36 years at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, India to assess the effects of inorganic fertilizers and farmyard manure (FYM) on...

Afforestation plays an important role in mitigating soil erosion and improving quality the Loess Plateau. However, there is no consistent conclusion about effect of tree species on properties. Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus tabulaeformis, Malus pumila plantations were selected as research objects. Soil indices such content organic carbon (SOC) inorganic (SIC), density, aggregate stability, bulk de...

Organic farming is gaining momentum because of awareness among consumers for quality food. The long term effects organic cropping systems on soil yet not have been studies in details. Therefore the present study effect five viz. Poplar (Populus deltoids) + turmeric (Curcuma longa), sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn )+ bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) - broccoli (Brassica oleracea), basmat...

Grazing of cover crops (CCs) by cattle could provide supplemental forage and additional revenue to offset grain yield losses when CCs are grown in semiarid rainfed cropping systems. However, grazing reduce the amount residue retained on soil surface subsequently affect physical chemical properties. This study evaluated effects bulk density, aggregate stability, properties using samples collecte...

Soil organic carbon has been the most important soil quality measurement factors and has intense relation with soil physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Organic matter and its components are important factors of soil aggregates constitution and stability and play significant role in its structure.So, this research has been done for achieving this purpose. This area is arounding sa...

Objective: Soil organic carbon has been the most important soil quality measurement factors and has intense relation with soil physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Organic matter and its components are important factors of soil aggregates constitution and stability and play significant role in its structure. So, this research has been done for achieving this purpose. Methods: This...

BACKGROUND Allergy to specific shrimp species has not been studied systematically by oral challenges. A comparison of allergy to different shrimp species, especially seawater or freshwater varieties treatment, would be useful in testing shrimp-allergic subjects. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify cases of specific allergy to seawater shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Pm), or freshwater shr...