Sorghum response to fertilizer and nitrogen use effi ciency in Uganda

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-90

  Kaizzi, Kayuki C ^a   Byalebeka, John ^a   Semalulu, Onesmus ^a   Alou, Isaac ^a   Zimwanguyizza, Williams ^a   Nansamba, Angella ^a   Musinguzi, Patrick ^b   Ebanyat, Peter ^b   Hyuha, Theodore ^b   Wortmann, S Charles ^c  

^a National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL)   (United States)

^b School of Agricultural Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84855833480     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0182     Document Type: Article

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