The north-south divide! Organic wastes, or resources for nutrient management?

Agronomie

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 703-709

  Giller, Ken E ^a   Cadisch, Georg ^b   Palm, Cheryl ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c TSBF UNESCO   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; N mineralization; Nitrogen use efficiency; Organic resource quality; Tropical agriculture

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; SMALLHOLDER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036868130     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2002058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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