Multipurpose tree prunings as a source of nitrogen to maize under semiarid conditions in Zimbabwe: 3. Interactions of pruning quality and time and method of application on nitrogen recovery by maize in two soil types

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-70

  Mafongoya, P L ^a,b   Nair, P K R ^b   Dzowela, B H ^a  

^a Department of Research and Specialist Services ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Mineralization; Nitrogen recovery; Residual effect

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MAIZE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SEMIARID REGION; TREE PRUNING;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030698764     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345329     Document Type: Article

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