Decomposition of crop residues in banana-based cropping systems of uganda

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Lekasi, J K ^a,c   Bekunda, M A ^a   Woomer, P L ^b   Tenywa, J S ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b National Agricultural Research Centre ^*  (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0012405632     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1999.9754819     Document Type: Article

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