Soil parameters related to crop growth variability in western Niger, West Africa

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 283-288

  Manu, A ^a   Pfordresher, A A ^c   Geiger, S C ^d   Wilding, L P ^b   Hossner, L R ^b  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c King of Prussia Business Center ^*  (United States)

^d King of Prussia Business Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

BT HORIZON; CROP GROWTH; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SANDY SOIL; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SUBSOIL;

NIGER, DALLOL BOSSO;

EID: 0029667495     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000010043x     Document Type: Article

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