Acid-tolerant maize: promoting sustainable farming on acid savannas
Acid soils account for some four-fifths of agricultural lands in South America and two-fifths - more than 183 million hectares - in Brazil alone. Normal maize varieties yield as little as 0.5 t/ha of grain on even moderately acidic soils, as compared with
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| Format: | biblioteca |
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| Language: | English |
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CIMMYT
2002
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| Subjects: | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, CULTIVATION, MAIZE, SEED PRODUCTION, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10883/3691 |
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| Summary: | Acid soils account for some four-fifths of agricultural lands in South America and two-fifths - more than 183 million hectares - in Brazil alone. Normal maize varieties yield as little as 0.5 t/ha of grain on even moderately acidic soils, as compared with |
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