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Seal, A; Datta, A; Saha, S; Chatterjee, AK; Barik, AK; Bhattacharyya, S; Levin, Y; Nain, A.S.; Asthana, A; Bera, R. |
Quest for sustainability in the Indian tea industry starts on a serious note in the backdrop of several key issues such as impact of climate change on crop productivity, higher intensity of pest and diseases, rampant use of agrochemicals, issue of pesticide residues, increasing mandays cost etc. In this difficult time when most of the tea producers are looking for areas for cost curtailment, Goodricke Group Ltd., initiated the Sustainable Management Programme with the objectivity of producing sustainable teas with low pesticide footprint from the year 2014 onwards. The present study was conducted as a part of the above programme, to evaluate the effectiveness of on-farm generated compost towards soil microbial enrichment. Large-scale composting was done... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Composting and manuring; Farm nutrient management. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/31300/1/1248-4636-1-PB%20%28Lakhipara%20Compost%29.pdf |
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