An empirical analysis of the simultaneous effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in millet production on spatially variable fields in SW Niger

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-164

  Voortman, Roelf L ^a   Brouwer, Joost ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Brouwer Environ/Agric Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low tech precision agriculture; Millet production; Sahel; Soil variability; Spatial analysis; Yield function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037705313     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023987204317     Document Type: Article

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