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129 the fertilizer use efficiency by 8–16 % relative to the application of fertilizer without crop residues (Hegde 1980 ). Anoth ...
130 combination of tied ridges and fertilizer than with tied ridges and fertilizer alone (Nagy et al. 1990 ). Likewise, the sorg ...
131 application. For example, Singh et al. ( 1977 ) reported that the benefits from fertil- izer N placed below the seeds were h ...
132 combine use of N and P improved the maize grain yield by 14.1 % than the use of N alone. Application of NPK was most benefic ...
133 inhibitors. Indeed, nitrification inhibitors delay the microbial oxidation [conversion of NH 4 + to nitrite (NO 2 −)] for so ...
134 Allen BL, Pikulb JL, Waddellc JT, Cochrand VL (2010) Long-term lentil green-manure replace- ment for fallow in the semiarid ...
135 Dargan KS, Chandra H, Bhumbla DR (1973) In saline-alkali soil urea spray for more paddy. Indian Fmg 22:9–10 Duiker SW, Beegl ...
136 IFPRI (1996) Feeding the world, preventing poverty and protecting the earth: a 2020 vision. International Food Policy Resear ...
137 Li SX, Wang ZH, Hu TT, Gao YJ, Stewart BA (2009a) Nitrogen in dryland soils of China and its management. Adv Agron 101:123–1 ...
138 Nagy JG, Ohm HW, Sawadogo S (1990) Farmer-researcher collaboration in developing cropping practices that involve the complem ...
139 Rees RM, Roelcle M, Li SX, Wang XQ, Li SQ, Stockdale EA, McTaggart IP, Smith KA, Richter J (1997) The effect of fertilizer p ...
14 0 Scaife MA (1971) The long-term effects of fertilizers, farmyard manure and leys at Mwanhala, western Tanzania. East Afr Agr ...
141 Turner NC, Li FM, Xiong YC, Siddique KHM (2011) Agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas: challenges and solutions. Pl ...
142 farming of northern China. Shanxi Agronomy Science Society, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Economic Institute Press, Beij ...
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14 4 affected by more than a thousand species of insect pests, fungi, viruses and weeds (http://exploreit.icrisat.org/page/pests ...
145 roughly one million described species (Van Lenteren 2006 ). Insects benefit nature by regulating ecosystem services that are ...
146 increase the soil infiltration capacity which acts as a key to enhancing crop produc- tion (Shapiro et al. 2005 ). When dryl ...
147 Table 1 The natural enemies of important insect pests of dryland crops Predator/ Parasitoid Group Beneficial insect or inver ...
148 There are predators of pests that can be affected by dry conditions. Some fungi require humidity to survive, so are less eff ...
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