Phosphorus dynamics in forest and savannah agro-ecological Alfisols incubated with different phosphorus fertilizers

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 534-537

  Oluleye, Anthony K ^a   Akinrinde, Ezekiel A ^a   Obigbesan, Gabriel O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Forest and savannah agro ecologies; Fortified rock phosphate; Organo mineral fertilizer; Phosphate rocks; Phosphorus dynamics; Phosphorus fractions; Plant available phosphorus; Single superphosphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249089717     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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