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Agricultural Reviews, volume 36 issue 3 (september 2015) : 218-226

Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc fertilization on yield and quality of kharif fodder -A review

Surendra Mohan, Magan Singh, Rakesh Kumar
1Forage Research and Management Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, India.
Cite article:- Mohan Surendra, Singh Magan, Kumar Rakesh (2024). Effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc fertilization on yield and quality of kharif fodder -A review. Agricultural Reviews. 36(3): 218-226. doi: 10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00025.2.
Nutrient management is one of the most important factors in crop production. The review of knowledge regarding the use of optimum dose of nutrients especially nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc is of prime concern. The literature regarding effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc on growth, yield and quality of kharif fodder is very scanty, therefore, findings of this paper and views of active investigators, theoreticians and practitioners on growth, yield and quality of kharif fodders viz. teosinite, maize, bajra and sorghum will be useful.
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