Improvement of dry tropical rangelands on Hainan Island, China. 3. Legume response to initial fertilizer

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-105

  Michalk, David L ^a   Fu, Nan Ping ^a   Zhu, Chin Ming ^a  

^a Gaopoling Model Cattle Farm ^*  (China)

Author keywords

China; Dry tropical; Macroptilium; P response; Stylosanthes; Superphosphate

Indexed keywords

FERTILISER APPLICATION; FERTILIZER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; LEGUMES; NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT; RANGELAND; RANGELAND MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; HAINAN ISLAND;

FABACEAE; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA;

EID: 2642687663     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003571     Document Type: Article

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