Deep placement of nitrogen fertilizer improves yield, nitrogen use efficiency and economic returns of transplanted fine rice.

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) feeds to two-third of the global population by serving as staple food. It is the main export commodity of several countries; thus, contributes towards foreign exchange earnings. Unfortunately, average global rice yield is far below than its genetic potential. Low nitrogen (N)...

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Main Authors: Ahlam Khalofah, Muhammad Ifnan Khan, Muhammad Arif, Ansar Hussain, Rehmat Ullah, Muhammad Irfan, Shahzadi Mahpara, Rahmat Ullah Shah, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Antonin Kintl, Martin Brtnicky, Subhan Danish, Rahul Datta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247529