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Original Articles

Effect of Form and Method of Phosphate Fertilizer Application on Maize, Sorghum and Millet Growth in a Semi-Arid Environment of Kenya.

II: Effect on Bulrush and Finger Millet

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Pages 239-246 | Accepted 01 Feb 1990, Published online: 11 Dec 2015

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