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Sustainable agriculture in the tropics: The case of potassium under maize cropping in Togo

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dc.contributor.authorPass, R.en
dc.contributor.authorFardeau, J. C.en
dc.contributor.authorSaragoni, H.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialTogoen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.coverage.temporal1986 - 1988en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:07:51Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:07:51Zen
dc.date.issued1997en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis article describes a two year study in southern Togo that measured the potassium balance in kaolinitic soils under continuous maize cultivation. As farmers try to keep up with the growing population, fallow periods have almost completely disappeared and as a result, the nutrients in the soil have been depleting. This study suggests different approaches farmers can take to decrease fertilizer use and increase crop production through the use of sustainable practices. Assessments of agricultural practices and nutrient management are very important to addressing problems of food insecurity in areas such as southern Togo.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4678en
dc.identifier.citationNutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 46(3): 205-213en
dc.identifier.issn1385-1314en
dc.identifier.issn1573-0867en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68915en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNetherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/h120506133403055/about/en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright Kluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectNutrient managementen
dc.subjectAvailable potassiumen
dc.subjectIsotopic exchangeen
dc.subjectLeachingen
dc.subjectMaizeen
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectTogoen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleSustainable agriculture in the tropics: The case of potassium under maize cropping in Togoen
dc.typeAbstracten
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