Effect of oil palm sludge on cowpea nodulation and weed control in the humid forest zone of Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2869-2873

  Ekwuribe, C S ^a   Osakwe, J A ^a   Chuku, E C ^a   Epidi, T T ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bornu local cultivars; Dan Kano; Nodulation; Oil palm sludge; Sokoto local; Weed control

Indexed keywords

PALM OIL;

ARTICLE; CARICACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; CULTIVAR; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; FOREST; HUMIDITY; NIGERIA; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; OIL PALM; ROOT LENGTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; WEED CONTROL;

ELAEIS;

EID: 50949127420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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