Green manuring with Sesbania spp. for maintaining rice productivity and soil environment
Miah, M.G.; Bari, M.N.; Islam, M.R.; Hirota, O.
Bulletin of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University 24: 29-42
2001
Accession: 003788619
A study was conducted at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Experimental Field (Bangladesh) in July-December 1997 to investigate the effects of green manuring with Sesbania aculeata and S. rostrata on rice productivity and soil environment. Green biomass of Sesbania spp. of 15 t ha-1 was applied to the soil along with inorganic N (0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 kg ha-1) two weeks before the transplant of rice BR11.