Management of phosphate rock in maize-cowpea cropping system

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-484

  Issaka, Roland Nuhu ^a   Dennis, Edward Albert ^a   Buri, Mohammed Moro ^a  

^a CSIR Soil Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Farming system; Maize cowpea; Phosphate rock; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042239266     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2003.10410036     Document Type: Article

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