Zinc deficiency of the rice plant in calcareous soils

Shoichi Yoshida, Akira Tanaka

Soil Science & Plant Nutrition · 1969 · 123 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Abstract Until very recently zinc deficiency of the rice plant had not been shown to occur in the field. Y. L. NENE (1) was the first to show that a foliar application of zinc sulfate corrects a disorder of the rice plant long known as Khaira disease in North-Central India.

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