N and P fertilization on rangeland production in Midwest Argentina

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 410-414

  Guevara, Juan C ^a   Stasi, Carlos R ^a   Estevez, Oscar R ^a   Le Houérou, Henry N ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crude protein; Nutrient use efficiency; Range fertilization economics; Seasonal rain use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RANGELAND; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0033863227     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003752     Document Type: Review

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