Soil properties as influenced by soil fertility management in small scale maize farms in Njoro, Kenya

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Mungai, N W ^a   Bationo, A ^b   Waswa, B ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa   (Ghana)

^c Eden Square   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diammonium phosphate; Digital elevation model slopes; Nutrient levels; Organic fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 76549110029     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2009.131.136     Document Type: Article

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