Agriculture: Soil remedies for small-scale farming

Agriculture: Soil remedies for small-scale farming

Authors:   van der Velde M, See L, Fritz S

Publication Year:   2012

Reference:  Nature, 484(7394):318 (19 April 2012) (Published online 18 April 2012)

(Correspondence)

Abstract

In considering how best to improve poor agricultural soils in parts of Africa and improve crop productivity (Nature 483, 525-527; 2012), micro-dosing would be a practical and inexpensive way to balance soil nutrients.
KEYWORDS: Developing world; Plant sciences; Microbiology; Chemical biology

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