Crop (Maize) response to direct application of local phosphate rock on selected acid soils of Tanzania

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-106

  Msolla, M M ^a   Semoka, J M R ^a   Szilas, C ^b   Borggaard, Ole K ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Minjingu phosphate rock; Phosphorous deficiency; Pot experiments; Triple superphosphate

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; MAIZE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHATE ROCK; PHOSPHORUS; SUPERPHOSPHATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847056993     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601093710     Document Type: Article

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