The effect of Phosphorus, Mucuna, and Nitrogen on the biomass, leaf area index, and foliar nutrient content of Maize on a depleted sandy loam soil in Zimbabwe

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1363-1378

  Shoko, Munashe ^a,b   Pieterse, Petrus Jacobus ^a   Agenbag, Andre ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AFRICA UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Macronutrients; Maize; Mucuna; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METAL; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SANDY LOAM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; VINE;

ZIMBABWE;

MUCUNA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959519807     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.577856     Document Type: Article

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