Short-term studies on use of organic amendments for amelioration of a sandy soil

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 621-627

  Mubarak, A R ^a   Ragab, Omaima E ^b   Ali, Amal A ^c   Hamed, Nemat E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources   (Sudan)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Fodder crops; Organic amendments; Sandy soil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAJANUS CAJAN; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650368298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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