Nitrogen and potassium fertilizer vs. nematode and weevil effects on yield and foliar nutrient status of banana in Uganda

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-250

  Smithson, P C ^a   Mcintyre, B D ^b   Gold, C S ^c   Ssali, H ^d   Kashaija, I N ^d  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Rockefeller Foundation   (Uganda)

^c ESARC   (Uganda)

^d Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Banana weevil; Fertilizer; Musa; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER; FRUIT; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PEST SPECIES;

UGANDA;

EID: 0034754228     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014462923539     Document Type: Article

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