Effects of rock phosphate amended with poultry manure on soil available p and yield of maize and cowpea

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 444-448

  Akande, M O ^a   Adediran, J A ^a   Oluwatoyinbo, F I ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Available phosphorus; Cowpea; Maize; Poultry manure; Rock phosphates

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COWPEA; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAIN YIELD; GROWING SEASON; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAF TISSUE; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT YIELD; POULTRY; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; ROCK; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 22144447523     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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