Sesbania tree fallows on phosphorus-deficient sites: Maize yield and financial benefit

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 717-726

  Jama, Bashir ^a   Buresh, Roland J ^a   Place, Frank M ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032457412     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1998.00021962009000060001x     Document Type: Article

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