Tithonia and senna green manures and inorganic fertilizers as phosphorus sources for maize in Western Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-35

  Gachengo, C N ^a,b   Palm, C A ^a   Jama, B ^c   Othieno, C ^b  

^a Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF CIAT)   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biomass transfer; Decomposition; Mineralization; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GREEN MANURING; MAIZE; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS;

KENYA;

EID: 0032317231     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006123404071     Document Type: Article

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