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| Xu, Z.; Guan, Zhengfei; Jayne, Thomas S.; Black, J. Roy. |
| Major Findings: The additional maize produced from a given amount of fertilizer applied varied widely across households even after largely controlling for soil and rainfall conditions. The median estimated response rate was 15.9kgs of maize per kg nitrogen applied; Under the range of conditions and smallholder management practices, average maize fertilizer response rates declined as the application rate increased beyond 2 bags of urea and 2 bags of D compound; Factors raising the response rate and profitability of fertilizer use included timely availability, application rates less than the MOA 4x4 recommendation, use of animal draft power in land preparation, and use of hybrid seed. In remote areas, and given current management practices, fertilizer use... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Africa; Zambia; Fertilizer; Crop Production/Industries; Q12. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54639 |
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