Soil nutrient contents, microbial properties and maize yield under long-term legume-based crop rotation and fertilization: A comparison of residual effect of manure and NPK fertilizers

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-110

  Belay, A ^a   Claassens, A S ^a   Wehner, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C and N input; Maize yield; Manure; Microbial biomass; NPK fertilizer

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER; MAIZE; MANURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; YIELD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036354590     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2002.10634447     Document Type: Article

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