Agronomic use efficiency of N fertilizer in maize-based systems in sub-Saharan Africa within the context of integrated soil fertility management

Plant and Soil

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-50

  Vanlauwe, Bernard ^a   Kihara, Job ^a   Chivenge, Pauline ^b   Pypers, Pieter ^a   Coe, Ric ^c   Six, Johan ^b  

^a the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture TSBF CIAT   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Improved maize germplasm; Meta analysis; Organic mineral applications; Site specific nutrient management; Soil fertility gradients

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GERMPLASM; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78651454991     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0462-7     Document Type: Article

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