Coating of prilled urea with neem (Azadirachta indica Juss) oil for efficient nitrogen use in rice

Authors
Prasad, R Singh, S Saxena, VS Devkumar, C
Citation
R. Prasad et al., Coating of prilled urea with neem (Azadirachta indica Juss) oil for efficient nitrogen use in rice, NATURWISSEN, 86(11), 1999, pp. 538-539
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary
Journal title
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
ISSN journal
00281042 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
538 - 539
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-1042(199911)86:11<538:COPUWN>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A field study made with rice at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, showed that coating urea with neem oil, neem cake or neem oil m icroemulsion improved rice growth and resulted in more grain and straw than did commercial prilled urea.