Fertilizer use by crop in Zimbabwe
Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service
Land and Water Development Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, 2006
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Fertilizer use by crop in Zimbabwe
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Chapter 2. Zimbabwe's natural regions and farming systems
Natural Region I
Natural Region II
Natural Region III
Natural Region IV
Natural Region VSoil quality and fertility
Characteristics and distribution of farming systems and farming units
Landholding, land use and cropping patterns in communal lands
Chapter 3. Soil fertility management
Cattle manure as a source of nutrients
Quality and effectiveness of manure as a fertilizer
Improving the effectiveness of manure and other options
Chapter 4. Fertilizer types, production and distribution
Fertilizer types
Production
Distribution and marketing
Public-sector distribution channel system
Cooperatives
The role of the government in promoting fertilizer supply and use
Constraints and challenges of fertilizer distribution in Zimbabwe
Chapter 5. Fertilizer consumption
Trends in fertilizer consumption
Factors affecting fertilizer use by farmers
Maize response to fertilizer application
Fertilizer use by crop
Chapter 6. Fertilizer-use recommendations
General fertilizer recommendations