Effectiveness of Egyptian phosphate rock on clover production in Ethiopia

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 1143-1153

  Haque, I ^a   Lupwayi, N Z ^b  

^a PCSIR Housing Society Phase 1   (Pakistan)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER; PHOSPHATE ROCK; VERTISOL;

ETHIOPIA;

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031841431     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370015     Document Type: Article

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