Dry season performance of four tropical pasture legumes in subhumid west Africa as influenced by superphosphate application and weed control

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-213

  Peters, M ^a,b,c   Tarawali, S A ^a   Alkamper J ^b  

^a Sub Humid Research Site   (Nigeria)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 0008172156     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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