Can local Minjingu phosphate rock replace superphosphate on acid soils in Tanzania?

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-268

  Szilas, C ^a   Semoka, J M R ^b   Borggaard, O K ^c  

^a Watertech   (Denmark)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agronomic performance; Competitiveness; Fertilizer; Maize yield; Multiconstraint crop production; P deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPETITIVENESS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHATE ROCK; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUPERPHOSPHATE; SUSTAINABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; MINJINGU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847336872     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9064-4     Document Type: Article

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