| Pak. J. Bot., 34(2): 139-143, 2002 | Back to Contents | ||||
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Effects of plant and weed residues on the
growth of rice S.M. Alam And A. Shereen Abstract: An experiment was carried out in plastic pots to examine the effect of plant residues of mesquite,, lambsquarters, mundi flower and purple nutsedge on the growth of rice cv. Shadab. Incorporation of plant and weed residues increased plant height, number of tillers, dry matter wt., weight of earhead and straw and grain yields of rice as compared to control. Maximum yield in growth parameters were recorded when powdered leaf of lambsquarters was used. |
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