Evaluation of phosphorus availability from three phosphorus sources in Nigerian soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 17-18, 1998, Pages 2659-2673

  Adediran, J A ^a   Oguntoyinbo, F I ^b   Omonode, R ^c   Sobul, R A ^d  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Federal College of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d Soil Science   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031683990     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370141     Document Type: Article

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