Possibilities of using sewage sludge as nitrogen fertilizer for maize

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-149

  Bozkurt, Mehmet Ali ^a   Akdeniz, Hakki ^a   Keskin, Bilal ^a   Yilmaz, Ibrahim Hakki ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Heavy metal; Maize; Nutrient; Yield

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745685075     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0906471051003113     Document Type: Article

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