Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 422-428

  Nwoke, O C ^a,b,c   Vanlauwe, B ^b   Diels, J ^a,b   Sanginga, N ^b   Osonubi, O ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Phosphorus availability; Residue quality; Savanna; Soil

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2542495268     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0731-9     Document Type: Article

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