Agronomic and economic evaluation of organic and inorganic sources of phosphorus in Western Kenya

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 597-604

  Jama, Bashir ^a   Swinkels, Rob A ^a   Buresh, Roland J ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030864910     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1997.00021962008900040010x     Document Type: Article

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