Using plant analysis to guide research and extension programs in The Gambia

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 5-8, 1996, Pages 1311-1329

  Peters, J B ^a   Schulte, E E ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION; CROP YIELD; GROUNDNUT YIELD; MAIZE; MILLET; SOIL FERTILITY;

GAMBIA;

EID: 0029969773     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369635     Document Type: Article

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