Nutrient availability and cocoyam yield under different tillage practices

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-57

  Agbede, T M ^a  

^a Rufus Giwa Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cocoyam; Nigeria; Nutrient; Soil bulk density; Soil fertility; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS;

COCOYAM; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL FERTILITY; TILLAGE;

CROPS;

ALFISOL; CROP YIELD; GROWTH; HUMID TROPICS; MULCH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAINFOREST; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; YAM; ZERO TILLAGE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

EID: 41249097562     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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