Function of geophagy as supplementation of micronutrients in Tanzania

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 215-223

  Yanai, Junta ^a   Noguchi, Junpei ^a   Yamada, Hidekazu ^a   Sugihara, Soh ^b   Kilasara, Method ^c   Kosaki, Takashi ^b  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Geophagy; Kaolinite; Micronutrients; Pemba; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 59149094687     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2008.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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