Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science
SCOPUS
  • Year: 1964
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Studies on Humus Formation in a Tropical Red Loam Soil

  • Author:
  • C. R. Prasad, S. C. Mandal
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 93 to 95

Agricultural Research Institute, Kanke, Ranchi

Abstract

Field trials carried out over a period of three years on a tropical red loam soil in Chotanagpur in Bihar show that mixtures of compost, or green leaves with oilcake, to obtain a C/N ratio of about 20:1, markedly increased a-humus formation in the soil.