Effects of botanical composition, soil origin and composition on mineral concentrations in dry season pastures in western Kenya

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 113, Issue , 1996, Pages 39-45

  Jumba, I O ^a   Suttle, N F ^b   Hunter, E A ^c   Wandiga, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; PENNISETUM;

EID: 5844396888     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.113.01.04     Document Type: Article

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