A framework to improve fertilizer recommendations for irrigated rice in West Africa

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 313-335

  Haefele, S M ^a   Wopereis, M C S ^b   Ndiaye, M K ^c   Kropff, M J ^d  

^a W Africa Rice Devmt Association   (Senegal)

^b Africa Rice Center   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Institut d' Economie Rurale (IER)   (Mali)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agro economic evaluation; Crop modeling; Fertilizer recommendations; Indigenous soil nutrient supply; Irrigated rice; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; RICE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; MALI;

EID: 0037375608     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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