Fertilizer use by crop in Cuba
First version, published by FAO, Rome, 2003

Fertilizer Use by Crop in Cuba

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Abstract

Acknowledgements

Preface

Abbreviations and symbols

Chapter 1 - Introduction

The agro-ecological zones of Cuba

Mountain zone
Highland zone
North coastal plain zone
South coastal plain zone
Marsh and calcified plain zone
Denuded interior plain zone
Isle of Youth plain zone

Chapter 2 - The fertilizer sector

Chapter 3 - Crops and fertilizer consumption

Sugar cane
Crops other than sugar cane
Bananas
Potato
Rice
Tobacco
Citrus
Vegetables

Onions
Peppers
Tomato

Urban and peri-urban areas, various crops

Chapter 4 - Organic manures and biofertilizers

Chapter 5 - Role of the agricultural universities

References

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