Urine effects on soil chemical properties and the impact of urine and dung on pearl millet yield

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-276

  Powell, J M ^d   Ikpe, F N ^b   Somda, Z C ^c   Fernandez Rivera S ^a  

^a Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c Macro Micro Analytical Services Athens   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0031820839     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479798343069     Document Type: Article

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