Effect of seed size and phosphorus fertilization on growth of selected legumes

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 13-14, 1997, Pages 1223-1235

  Kolawole, G O ^a   Kang, B T ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; LEGUME; PHOSPHORUS; SEED SIZE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; CENTROSEMA; CENTROSEMA BRASILIANUM; CENTROSEMA PASCUORUM; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA OCHROLEUCA; CROTOLARIA; CUMINUM CYMINUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MUCUNA COCHINCHINENSIS; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; MUCUNA PRURIENS UTILIS; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS; NIGELLA SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0030972519     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629709369868     Document Type: Article

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