Combined organic/inorganic fertilization enhance soil quality and increased yield, photosynthesis and sustainability of sweet maize crop

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 722-729

  Efthimiadou, Aspasia ^a   Bilalis, Dimitrios ^b   Karkanis, Anestis ^b   Froud Williams, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Maize; Manure; Mulch; Organic; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649733711     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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