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grain quality. He established the incidence of widespread deficiency of boron and zinc micronutrients in cotton crops. His field and laboratory research resulted in the development of cost-effective farmer-friendly technologies of boron fertilizer use in rice, boron and zinc fertilizer use in cotton, use of zinc-enriched rice nursery, and 50% fertilizer saving phosphate band placement technology for wheat.
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