The distribution of phosphorus fractions and desorption characteristics of some soils in the moist savanna zone of West Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-141

  Nwoke, O C ^a,b,c   Vanlauwe, B ^b   Diels, J ^a,b   Sanginga, N ^a,b   Osonubi, O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Desorption; Moist savanna; Organic matter; Phosphorus fractions; Soil profile

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; PHOSPHORUS; SAVANNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 3442896582     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FRES.0000029677.09424.ef     Document Type: Article

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