Effects of organic nitrogen fortifiers on some growth parameters of green amaranths (Amaranthus caudatus L.)

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-250

  Adeoluwa, O O ^a   Adeoye, G O ^a   Yusuff, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Fertilizer fortification; Neem; Soil fertility; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; NEEM; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL FERTILITY; URINE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 74049114185     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170509990184     Document Type: Article

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