Efficient phosphorus application strategies for increased crop production in sub-Saharan West Africa

Field Crops Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Buerkert, Andreas ^a   Bationo, André ^b   Piepho, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b TSBF UNESCO   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Fertiliser placement; Legumes; Millet; Rockphosphate; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

CEREAL MONOCULTURE;

CROPS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; PHOSPHORUS;

AFRICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035920996     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(01)00166-6     Document Type: Article

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