Use of partially-decomposed cattle and chicken manure amended with wood-ash in two South African arable soils with contrasting texture: Effect on nutrient uptake, early growth, and dry matter yield of maize

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 179-201

  Materechera, S A ^a   Salagae, A M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MANURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; WOOD ASH;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CLAY; CROP PRODUCTION; LOAM SOIL; MAIZE; MANURE; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; WOOD ASH;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FRAXINUS; GALLUS GALLUS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036164139     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120002386     Document Type: Article

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