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Fertility of soils of tropical Africa: a historical perspective

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Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 24))

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Because parent materials in tropical Africa are not uniformly distributed and the climate is diverse, inherent fertility of the soils varies considerably. Because of intensive leaching and the degree of weathering, many soils of tropical Africa have relatively low inherent fertility.

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  1. Agro-Economic Division, IFDC, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA

    A. Uzo Mokwunye (Soil Scientist) & Paul L. G. Vlek (Director) (Soil Scientist) &  (Director)

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Ssali, H., Ahn, P.M., Mokwunye, A. (1986). Fertility of soils of tropical Africa: a historical perspective. In: Mokwunye, A.U., Vlek, P.L.G. (eds) Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4398-8_3

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