Microdose and N and P fertilizer application rates for pearl millet in West Africa

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1141-1150

  Bagayoko, M ^a   Maman, N ^c   Pale S ^b   Sirifi, S ^c   Taonda, S J B ^b   Traore, S ^a   Mason, S C ^d  

^a Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER)   (Mali)

^b Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^c Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger INRAN   (Niger)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.; Stover yield

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 79953791893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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