CONTINUOUS APPLICATION OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ENHANCES SOIL HEALTH, PRODUCE QUALITY AND SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY OF VEGETABLE-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS IN SUBTROPICAL EASTERN HIMALAYAS

The hill ecosystem of Northeastern Himalayas is suitable for organic farming due to negligible use of fertilizer (

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Published in:Experimental agriculture 2015-01, Vol.51 (1), p.85-106
Main Authors: PATEL, D. P., DAS, ANUP, KUMAR, MANOJ, MUNDA, G. C., NGACHAN, S. V., RAMKRUSHNA, G. I., LAYEK, JAYANTA, PONGLA, NARO, BURAGOHAIN, JURI, SOMIREDDY, UPENDER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Agrochemicals
Animal manures
ascorbic acid
beans
carbon
Climatic conditions
climatic factors
Corn
cost effectiveness
Crop production
Crop science
Cropping sequence
Cropping systems
crops
ecosystems
hills
income
Intercropping
lycopene
microbial biomass
nitrogen
Organic carbon
Organic farming
Organic fertilizers
Organic phosphorus
organic production
Organic wastes
phosphorus
Plant biomass
potassium
rock phosphate
root vegetables
soil
Soil amendment
soil amendments
Soil fertility
soil microorganisms
soil organic carbon
soil quality
Soybeans
subtropics
Sustainable agriculture
Tomatoes
total soluble solids
Vegetables
Vermicomposting
vermicomposts
water holding capacity
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Summary:The hill ecosystem of Northeastern Himalayas is suitable for organic farming due to negligible use of fertilizer (
ISSN:0014-4797
1469-4441
1469-4441
DOI:10.1017/S0014479714000167