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Variations in yield response to fertilizer application in the tropics: II. Risks and opportunities for smallholders cultivating maize on Kenya's arable land

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  • Rotter, R. & van Keulen, H., 1997. "Variations in yield response to fertilizer application in the tropics: II. Risks and opportunities for smallholders cultivating maize on Kenya's arable land," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 69-95, January.
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