Amelioration of a heavy clay loam soil with rice husk dust and its effect on soil physical properties and maize yield

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Anikwe, M A N ^a  

^a ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Heavy clay loam soil; Hydraulic properties; Maize yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CLAY; PHYSICS; PLANT GROWTH; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

EID: 0034082659     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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