@inproceedings{icrisat5119, publisher = {International Agricultural Centre}, editor = {J Dijkstra and A Van Santen}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Mechanization of Field Experiments }, year = {1980}, title = {Evaluation Of Commercially Available Fertilizer Applicators For Their Precision And Uniformity Of Application}, pages = {1--8}, author = {S N Kapoor}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/5119/}, abstract = {Uniform application of fertilizer is a prerequisite for the precise conduct of experiments of an agricultural station. A number of factors affect the precision of fertilizer application, such as (1) physical condition of the fertilizer, (ii) particle size, (iii) atmospheric humidity, (iv) hygroscopicity of fertilizer, and (v) metering mechanism of the fertilizer applicators (Mehring and Cummings 1930).} }