Nutrient distribution in the profile of valley bottom soils cultivated to rice in Ghana

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-160

  Annan Afful, E ^a   Masunaga, T ^a   Wakatsuki, T ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inland valley systems; Macronutrients; Organic manure; Sawah; Valley bottom

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS ANGULATA;

EID: 11244267075     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-200042204     Document Type: Article

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