Effects of organic resource quality on soil profile N dynamics and maize yields on sandy soils in Zimbabwe

Plant and Soil

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 173-191

  Mtambanengwe, F ^a   Mapfumo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Maize yield; N fertilizer; N release; Nitrate leaching; Organic resource quality; Sandy soil; Smallholder farmer

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER; MAIZE; MANURE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE;

AFRICA; MAKOHOLI RESEARCH STATION; MASVINGO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

BOS TAURUS; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; PINUS PATULA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646577114     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-4182-3     Document Type: Article

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