Nitrogen use efficiency of taro and sweet potato in the humid lowlands of Papua New Guinea

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 271-280

  Hartemink, Alfred E ^a   Johnston, M ^b   O'Sullivan, J N ^c   Poloma, S ^d  

^a ISRIC WORLD SOIL INFORMATION   (Netherlands)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Fertilizer recovery; Inorganic nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrogen uptake; Root crops

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; ROOT VEGETABLE;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 0034041254     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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