Mineral-nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from vegetable gardens in Niamey, Niger

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-55

  Predotova, Martina ^a   Bischoff, Wolf Anno ^b   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leaching; Self integrating ion exchange resin cartridges; UPA; Urban and periurban agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551615176     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200900255     Document Type: Article

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