Ridge-furrow plastic-mulching with balanced fertilization in rainfed maize (Zea mays L.): An adaptive management in east African Plateau

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  2017

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  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

• Publication date

  2017-04-15

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2017.01.014
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