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Why organic resources and current fertilizer formulations in Southern Africa cannot sustain maize productivity: Evidence from a long-term experiment in Zimbabwe

Sustainability of maize-based cropping systems is a major challenge for southern Africa, yet the demand for maize as staple food and animal feed in the region continues to increase. A study was conducted on a sandy clay loam (220 g clay kg(-1) soil) at Domboshawa in Zimbabwe to investigate the long-...

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Autores principales: Mtangadura, Tongai J., Mtambanengwe, Florence, Nezomba, Hatirarami, Rurinda, Jairos, Mapfumo, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28797062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182840