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Effect of Iron on Maize Yields in Forest and Savanna Zones of Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. O. Kayode
G. O. Kayode
Affiliation:
National Cereals Research Institute, Moor Plantation, PMB 5042, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

The results of a two year field study to determine the effect of iron on the yield of maize in the forest and savanna zones of Nigeria have indicated that new and old fields in the savanna, and old fields in the forest zone, require additional iron. The optimum iron requirement for maize in both zones is 3 kg ha−1.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 335 - 337
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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