Evaluation of sawah rice management system in an inland valley in southeastern Nigeria. I: Soil chemical properties and rice yield

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-307

  Nwite, J C ^a   Igwe, C A ^a   Wakatsuki, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Plant nutrient; Rice grain; Rice yield; Sawah; Southeasthern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349115117     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-008-0123-0     Document Type: Article

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