Influence of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer on yield and yield components of crops under different cropping systems in south west Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1386-1392

  Ayoola, O T ^a   Adeniyan, O N ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cropping system; Intercrop; NPK; Poultry manure

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPPING SYSTEM; HARVEST; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; MANURE; MELON; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SEED YIELD;

CUCUMIS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747136622     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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