Modeling nitrogen dynamics under maize on ferralsols in Western Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-113

  Sogbedji, Jean M ^a,b   Van Es, Harold M ^b   Agbeko, Kofi L ^a  

^a Centre de Droit Public   (South Africa)

^b 1005 Bradfield Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ferralsols; Fertilizer N; LEACHMN model simulations; Maize; Nitrogen dynamics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERRALSOL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MODELING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TYPE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; LOME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOGO; WEST AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745633047     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-005-5729-7     Document Type: Article

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