Soil nitrogen availability as affected by fallow-maize systems on two soils in Kenya

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-234

  Maroko, J B ^a   Buresh, R J ^a   Smithson, P C ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Nitrate; Nitrogen mineralization; Sesbania sesban; Tree fallows

Indexed keywords

FALLOW; FALLOWING; MAIZE; MAIZE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; SOIL; SOIL NITROGEN;

KENYA;

EID: 0031907282     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050372     Document Type: Article

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