Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Sewage sludge and NPK Application to enhance growth, yield and quality of kale and spinach crops

Sabia Zafar
  • Sabia Zafar
  • Division of Environmental Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir-India.
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Sameer Farooq
  • Sameer Farooq
  • Division of Environmental Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir-India.
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Insha Khursheed
  • Insha Khursheed
  • School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Lovely Professional University, India.
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Khalid Hussain
  • Khalid Hussain
  • Centre for Biodiversity and plant taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir-India.
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Hilal Ahmad Qazi
  • Hilal Ahmad Qazi
  • Department of Botany, University of Kashmir-India.
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Tasadoq Hussain Jaweed
  • Tasadoq Hussain Jaweed
  • Department of Botany, University of Kashmir-India.
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Farooq Ahmad Lone
  • Farooq Ahmad Lone
  • Division of Environmental Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir-India.
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  •  Received: 24 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 20 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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