Nutrient uptake, tuber yield of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) and soil fertility as influenced by organic manures

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-187

  Mohamed Amanullah, M ^a   Vaiyapuri, K ^a   Sathyamoorthi, K ^a   Pazhanivelan, S ^a   Alagesan, A ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cassava; N balance; Nutrient uptake; Poultry manure

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 34247112876     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2007.183.187     Document Type: Article

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