Mineral composition of tropical forages in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya. 2. Trace elements

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Jumba, I O ^a   Suttle, N F ^b   Wandiga, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kenya; Trace elements; Tropical pastures

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142686725     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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