Evaluation of naturally decomposed solid wastes from municipal dump sites for their manurial value in southwest Nigeria

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 143-152

  Adeoye, G O ^a   Sridhar, M K C ^b   AdeOluwa, O O ^a   Akinsoji, N A ^a  

^a Department of Agronomy ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Green amaranth; Manure; Municipal solid wastes; Nigerian agriculture; Organic wastes

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MANURE; SOLID WASTE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 28844496331     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v26n04_09     Document Type: Article

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