Urine as an alternative fertilizer in agriculture: Effects in amaranths (Amaranthus caudatus) production

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-294

  AdeOluwa, O O ^a   Cofie, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

amaranths; crop yield; fertilizer; human urine; nutrient status; perception

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; COMPOST; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FERTILIZER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PERCEPTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; URINE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

EID: 84868374223     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000512     Document Type: Article

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