The effect of sewage sludge and chemical fertilizer on natural pasture's yield and botanical composition

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Arvas, Ösmetullah ^a   Çelebi, Şeyda Zorer ^b   Yilmaz, Ibrahim Hakki ^a  

^a IGDIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Fertilization; Sewage sludge; Yield

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSOLID; BOTANY; GRASS; HAY; LEGUME; PASTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE; SOIL;

POACEAE;

EID: 80555149653     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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