Significance of phosphorus for agriculture and the environment in the West Asia and North Africa region

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-153

  Ryan, John ^a   Ibrikci, Hayriye ^b   Delgado, Antonio ^c   Torrent, José ^d   Sommer, Rolf ^a   Rashid, Abdul ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^e PAKISTAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dryland soil; Fertilizers; Phosphorus; Rainfed agriculture; WANA region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856046980     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394275-3.00004-3     Document Type: Chapter

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