Organic residues affect phosphorus availability and maize yields in a Nitisol of western Kenya

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 328-339

  Nziguheba, G ^a   Merckx, R ^a   Palm, C A ^b   Rao, M R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biomass transfer; Maize; Phosphorus; Resin extractable phosphorus; Triple superphosphate

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON PHOSPHORUS MONOCYCLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP YIELD; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL AMENDMENT; TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE; UREA;

CROP YIELD; NITOSOL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

KENYA;

EID: 0034476843     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740000256     Document Type: Article

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