Grain yield responses of lowland rice varieties to increased amount of nitrogen fertilizer under tropical highland conditions in central Kenya

Tropical highland conditions in Mwea Kenya, ensure the high radiation and the large day–night temperature differences. Such conditions are generally believed to promote rice growth and yield, but the current grain yield is lower than the expectation. In the current standard N fertilizer practice in...

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Main Authors: Symon M. Njinju, Hiroaki Samejima, Keisuke Katsura, Mayumi Kikuta, Joseph P. Gweyi-Onyango, John M. Kimani, Akira Yamauchi, Daigo Makihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2018.1436000