Nutrient cycling and agroforestry in Africa

Unasylva

Volumn , Issue 185, 1996, Pages 24-28

  Sanchez, P A ^a   Palm, C A ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; MAIZE PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

AFRICA;

EID: 0029817576     PISSN: 00416436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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