Identification of nutrients limiting cassava yield maintenance on a sedimentary soil in southern Benin, West Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-162

  Carsky, R J ^a,c   Toukourou, M A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES AGRICOLES DU BÉNIN   (Benin)

^c AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Fertilizer response; Marginal rate of return; Nutrient balance calculation; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 18144410251     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-004-1803-9     Document Type: Article

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