Evaluation of on-farm soil fertility research in the rainfed lowland rice fields of Sukumaland, Tanzania

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-79

  Meertens, H C C ^d   Kajiru, G J ^a   Ndege, L J ^a   Enserink, H J ^b   Brouwer, J ^c  

^a Ukiriguru Agric Res/Train Inst   (Tanzania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Brouwer Environ/Agric Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d Intl Inst Soil Fertil Mgmt A   (Togo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037277499     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479702001060     Document Type: Article

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