Potential of East African phosphate rock deposits in integrated nutrient management strategies

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 781-790

  Jama, Bashir ^a   Van Straaten, Peter ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

East Africa; Fertilizers; Improved fallows; Maize; Tithonia

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845381309     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 00013765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652006000400012     Document Type: Article

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