Effect of Azolla on wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield and soil properties*


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Authors

  • M P SHARMA
  • ROOM SINGH

Keywords:

Azolla, wheat, nutrients uptake, soil properties

Abstract

Azolla is a tiny floating fern present everywhere in the
environment. It is used as source of organic manure and N
supplier to rice (O,yza sativa L.). The practice of
incorporation of Azolla in India seems to be more effective
than dual culture. Ten tonnes of fresh azolla/ha is as sufficient
as basal application of 25 kg N/ha (Singh 1992), Application
of azolla may supplement N requirement of crop and improve
soil properties. Therefore it is esseitnal to study the effect of
Azolla on wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori & Pao1.)
yield and soil properties.

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Author Biography

  • ROOM SINGH
    Professor and Head, Department of Soil Science.Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh 224 229

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Short-Communication

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How to Cite

SHARMA, M. P., & SINGH, R. (2013). Effect of Azolla on wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield and soil properties*. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 69(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/26292