Verlag: Agrotech Publishing Academy, 2011
ISBN 10: 8183212182 ISBN 13: 9788183212182
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, Indien
figs, tables, (illustrator). Contents Preface 1 Preamble 2 Composition of urea 3 Solubitity of urea 4 Manufacture of urea 5 Behaviour of urea in soil 6 Foliar application 7 Controlledslow release urea materials 8 Use of urea in compound fertilizers 9 Urea phytotoxicity 10 Urea as non-protein nitrogen NPN source in ruminant feeding 11 Rumen microbiology and metabolism 12 Endogenous urea cycle in ruminants 13 Methods of urea feeding 14 Factors influencing urea utilization 15 Role of additives on urea utilization 16 Studies on use of urea in livestock ration References Subject indexUrea is most popular nitrogen fertilizer in crop production besides being a potential non-protein N supplement for ruminant This book reveals every thing about urea in 16 chapters The book is primarily aimed at providing comprehensive basic and applied technical information on urea as fertilizer and feed additive for livestock feeding It would be useful to students teachers researchers planners extension workers and enlightened farmers all over the world jacket 336 pp.