Sustainability of maize-wheat cropping system by different legume intercropping and nitrogen level treatments on light distribution, soil temperature and crop productivity

R. K. Naresh*; S. S. Tomar; U. P. Shahi; S. P. Singh; Purushottam; B. Singh; Parvinder Kumar

doi:10.5897/AJPS2013.1020

African Journal of
Plant Science

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0824
DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
Start Year: 2007
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Sustainability of maize-wheat cropping system by different legume intercropping and nitrogen level treatments on light distribution, soil temperature and crop productivity

R. K. Naresh*

R. K. Naresh*
Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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S. S. Tomar

S. S. Tomar
Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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U. P. Shahi

U. P. Shahi
Department of Soil Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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S. P. Singh

S. P. Singh
Department of Soil Science, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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Purushottam

Purushottam
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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B. Singh

B. Singh
Department of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P), India.
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Parvinder Kumar

Parvinder Kumar
Department of Agricultural Meterology C. C. S. H. A. U., Hissar, Haryana, India
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Article Number - CE48CDD44223
Vol.8(4), pp. 204-213 , April 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPS2013.1020

Received: 17 February 2013
Accepted: 15 April 2014
Published: 30 April 2014

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