Adoption dynamics of Tithonia diversifolia for soil fertility management in pilot villages of western Kenya

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-484

  Kiptot, Evelyne ^a  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA;

EID: 53549100985     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479708006704     Document Type: Article

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