Goat manure application improves phosphate fertilizer effectiveness through enhanced biological cycling of phosphorus

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 853-860

  Gichangi, Elias M ^a   Mnkeni, Pearson N S ^a   Brookes, Philip C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass phosphorus; Goat manure; Inorganic phosphorus; Phosphorus cycling; Resin phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650042883     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2010.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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