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Chapter 4. Management of soil fertility through application of fertilizers

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: English Publication details: CAB International, 2022. United Kingdom :Description: 14 pagesISBN:
  • 978 1 80062 160 2
  • 978 1 78924 835 7 (Online)
Subject(s): Online resources: In: Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: A Handbook for Practitioners in East and Southern Africa p. 48-61Summary: This chapter presents technologies for replacing the nutrients lost from cropped fields with external fertilizer sources in a manner that minimizes the consequences of too little or too much application. The technology of using industrial fertilizers, organic fertilizers, and application of farmyard manure and compost alone or in combination with industrial fertilizers are discussed in detail.
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This chapter presents technologies for replacing the nutrients lost from cropped fields with external fertilizer sources in a manner that minimizes the consequences of too little or too much application. The technology of using industrial fertilizers, organic fertilizers, and application of farmyard manure and compost alone or in combination with industrial fertilizers are discussed in detail.

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