Financial performance of fertilisation strategies for sustainable soil fertility management in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa 1: profitability of annual fertilisation strategies

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 137-148

  Lamers, John P A ^a   Bruentrup, Michael ^b   Buerkert, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation adoption; Micro dosing; Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.); Profitability; Sustainable intensification; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); PROFITABILITY; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 84930085890     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-015-9673-x     Document Type: Article

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