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Effect of gypsum, pressmud, fulvic acid and zinc sources on yield and zinc uptake by rice crop in a saline-sodic soil

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The application of fulvic acid to a saline-sodic soil augmented the solubility of zinc by thousands fold. Zinc fulvate when applied at levels equivalent to that of zinc sulphate was more effective in enhancing diffusion of zinc in the soil. Application of gypsum, zinc sulphate and fulvic acid significantly increased dry matter yield and uptake of zinc by rice crop in a saline-sodic soil. Application of gypsum with pressmud or with fulvic acid and zinc sulphate resulted in significantly higher yield and zinc uptake than in other treatments.

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  1. Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

    Milap Chand, N. S. Randhawa (Deputy Director General (SAE) & M. K. Sinha (Head)

  2. I.C.A.R., Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, India

    N. S. Randhawa (Deputy Director General (SAE)

  3. Department of Soil Science, Tirhut College of Agriculture, DHOLI, Distt. Muzafferpur (Bihar), India

    M. K. Sinha (Head)

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Chand, M., Randhawa, N.S. & Sinha, M.K. Effect of gypsum, pressmud, fulvic acid and zinc sources on yield and zinc uptake by rice crop in a saline-sodic soil. Plant Soil 55, 17–24 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02149704

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