Title of article
MANGROVE COMPOST USED AS AN ORGANIC MANURE FOR EVALUATION OF YIELD CHARACTERISTICS IN VIGNA MUNGO
Author/Authors
V.Balakrishnan، نويسنده , , M. Aral ، نويسنده , , B.Bagyalakshmi، نويسنده , , K.Karuppuchamy and K.C.Ravindran ، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages
9
From page
829
To page
837
Abstract
Mangroves and salt marshes are contributed in the saline land improvement. Mangroves are manmade environment and also enhance nutrient cycling of estuarine ecosystem. After decomposition, mangrove litters have higher nutrient content and improve the nutrient status of estuarine soil and also estuarine water. Such type of mangroves leaves collected from the mangrove forest areas and also making the compost. Such type of compost is used for increasing the yield parameters of legume crop Vigna mungo .Its widely cultivated in South India.
Keywords
Saline land , mangrove litters , nutrient , legume crop , estuarine ecosystem
Journal title
Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Record number
665490
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