Agronomic and financial benefits of phosphorus and nitrogen sources in Western Kenya

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-260

  Jama, Bashir ^a,b   Kiwia, Abednego ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b A propos de lAlliance pour une revolution verte en Afrique   (Kenya)

^c AGEBB Consultants   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350444396     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479709007510     Document Type: Article

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