Organic waste materials for soil fertility improvement in the border region of the eastern cape, south africa

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-300

  Adediran, J A ^a   De Baets, N ^b   Kiekens, L ^b   Mnkeni, P N S ^c   Muyima, N Y O ^c   Thys, A ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Biotechnological Sciences ^*  (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANANAS COMOSUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038371260     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2003.9754974     Document Type: Article

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