Comparison of phosphate rock and triple superphosphate on a phosphorus- deficient Kenyan soil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1091-1103

  Mutuo, Patrick K ^a,c   Smithson, Paul C ^b   Buresh, Roland J ^b   Okalebo, Robert J ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme TSBF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOSPHATE ROCK; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CROP; KENYA; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL;

KENYA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032900412     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370270     Document Type: Article

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