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Rock phosphate-P enhances biomass and nitrogen accumulation by legumes in upland crop production systems in humid West Africa

Authors :
Kanwar L. Sahrawat
Eklou A. Somado
Ronald F. Kuehne
Source :
Biology and Fertility of Soils. 43:124-130
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2006.

Abstract

Experiments were conducted during 1996–1998 in screen house and in the field in the humid forest zone of Cote d’Ivoire, to evaluate the effects of phosphorus (P) from phosphate rock (PR) on the performance of the root nodulating legume Crotalaria micans grown for 8 weeks. The experimental soils were acid Ultisols with

Details

ISSN :
14320789 and 01782762
Volume :
43
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biology and Fertility of Soils
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ada51f9d31d764a0a333170648d804c2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-006-0094-5