Maize productivity and mineral N dynamics following different soil fertility management practices on a depleted sandy soil in Zimbabwe

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-131

  Chikowo, Regis ^a,b   Mapfumo, Paul ^b   Nyamugafata, Phillip ^b   Giller, Ken E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Arenosol; Legumes; Mineral N; Root length density; Sandy soils; Soil fertility technologies; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; SANDY SOIL; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

BOS TAURUS; CAJANUS CAJAN; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA PAULINA; GLYCINE MAX; MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1542291356     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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