Effect of combining organic residues with Minjingu phosphate rock on sorption and availability of phosphorus and maize production in acid soils of western Kenya

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-66

  Kifuko, M N ^a   Othieno, C O ^b   Okalebo, J R ^b   Kimenye, L N ^c   Ndung'u, K W ^a   Kipkoech, A K ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 33846424563     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479706004121     Document Type: Article

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