Farm nitrogen flows of four farmer field schools in Kenya (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystem (2008) DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9199-6);Farm nitrogen flows of four farmer field schools in Kenya

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-72

  Van Beek, Christy L ^a   Onduro, Davies D ^b   Gachimbi, Louis N ^c   De Jager, André ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ETC East Africa   (Kenya)

^c KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Balances; Farm management; Kenya; MonQI; Nitrogen; NUTMON; Nutrients; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOLOGY; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 57249097220     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9221-z     Document Type: Erratum

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