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PJB-2008-20

RESPONSE OF OKRA (HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS L.) TO SOIL GIVEN ENCAPSULATED CALCIUM CARBIDE

SAIF UR REHMAN KASHIF*, MUHAMMAD YASEEN*, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD* AND MUHAMMAD AYUB**
Abstract

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Laboratory and field studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of encapsulated Calcium carbide (CaC2) as nitrification inhibitor and plant hormone. It was studied how encapsulated Calcium carbide slows down the formation of NO3- from applied urea by monitoring the NO3- and NH4+ contents of soil, six weeks after Calcium carbide application. Release of acetylene / ethylene was monitored from encapsulated CaC2 after 1, 7

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