Phosphate rock utilization by soybean genotypes on a low-P savanna soil and the status of soil P fractions after a subsequent maize crop

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3479-3488

  Nwoke, O C ^a   Okogun, J A ^b   Sanginga, N ^c   Diels, J ^d   Abaidoo, R C ^e   Osonubi, O ^b  

^a OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c TSBF CIAT   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Phosphate fertilizer; Phosphorus availability; Phosphorus use efficiency; West Africa

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; MYCORRHIZA; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SAVANNA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68949130844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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