Soil amelioration effects on nutrient availability and productivity of groundnut on acid sandy soils of Zimbabwe

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 317-331

  Murata, M R ^a,b   Hammes, P S ^b   Zharare, G E ^c  

^a Ministry of Agriculture Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA;

EID: 0036658419     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479702003058     Document Type: Article

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