Tillage and poultry manure effects on soil fertility and sorghum yield in southwestern Nigeria

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-81

  Agbede, T M ^a   Ojeniyi, S O ^b  

^a Rufus Giwa Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Poultry manure; Soil nutrient; Sorghum; Tillage

Indexed keywords

NIGERIA; POULTRY MANURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SORGHUM; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CALCIUM; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NUTRIENTS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; ALFISOL; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MANURE; MULCHING; POULTRY; SAVANNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SORGHUM; SUSTAINABILITY; TILLAGE; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67349198628     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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