Validating a fertilizer recommendation across a diverse cropping environment

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-173

  Kajiru, G J ^a   Kileo, R O ^a   Stroud, A ^b,c   Budelman, A ^a,d  

^a Ukiriguru Agric Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^b Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives   (Tanzania)

^c Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental variation; Methodology development; On farm research; Refining fertilizer recommendation; Rice cultivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031959150     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009774316190     Document Type: Article

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