Establishment of an agronomic database for Minjingu phosphate rock and examples of its potential use

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-237

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Agronomic database; Agronomic effectiveness; Minjingu; P fertilizer; Phosphate rock

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; DATABASE; DISSOLUTION; ESTER; PH; PHOSPHATE (INORGANIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL SOIL; YIELD RESPONSE;

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

EID: 34249779567     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9086-y     Document Type: Article

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