Adoption of fertiliser and hybrid seeds by smallholder maize farmers in southern Malawi

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Chirwa, Ephraim W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; PLANT BREEDING; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 20444439968     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350500044065     Document Type: Review

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