Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer effects on cassava tuber yield in the coastal district of Dondo, Mozambique

Ivan B. Cuvaca; Neal S. Eash; Dayton M. Lambert; Forbes R. Walker; William Rustrick

doi:10.5897/AJAR2017.12619

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
Start Year: 2006
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Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer effects on cassava tuber yield in the coastal district of Dondo, Mozambique

Ivan B. Cuvaca

Ivan B. Cuvaca
Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 3724 Throckmorton PSC, 1712 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66506-0110, USA.
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Neal S. Eash

Neal S. Eash
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 2506 E. J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4531, USA.
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Dayton M. Lambert

Dayton M. Lambert
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 321 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996-4518, USA.
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Forbes R. Walker

Forbes R. Walker
Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, 2506 E. J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4531, USA.
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William Rustrick

William Rustrick
Clinton Development Initiative, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Article Number - 79CE65666397
Vol.12(42), pp. 3112-3119 , October 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2017.12619

Received: 25 July 2017
Accepted: 29 August 2017
Published: 19 October 2017

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