Differences in root distribution, nutrient acquisition and nutrient utilization by tropical forage species grown in degraded hillside soil conditions¹
Low nutrient availability, especially phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) supply is the major limitation to forage production in acid infertile soils of the tropics. A field study was conducted at the farm ‘La Esperanza’ located in Mondomo, Department of Cauca, in the coffee growing zone of Colombia. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2010-04-01
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Series: | Acta Agronómica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-28122010000200009&lng=en&tlng=en |