Effect of tillage methods and fertilizer applications on Amaranthus curentus in Nigeria

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-289

  Akinbile, Christopher O ^a,b   Yusoff, Mohd Suffian ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agronomic parameters; Amaranthus; Fertilizer; Productivity; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS;

EID: 79958058708     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2011.280.289     Document Type: Article

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