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Micronutrient problems in tropical Africa

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Micronutrients in Tropical Food Crop Production

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Micronutrient investigations in tropical Africa started during the late 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in west Africa. Though some of the early investigations carried out with food crops indicate few micronutrient problems, if any [16, 94], investigations with perennial cash crops showed distinct responses to micronutrient applications. Greenwood and Hayfron [37], for instance, reported deficiencies of iron and zinc in cocoa in Ghana, and Ferrand et al. [32] observed deficiencies of boron, copper, and manganese in the Congo.

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Kang, B.T., Osiname, O.A. (1985). Micronutrient problems in tropical Africa. In: Vlek, P.L.G. (eds) Micronutrients in Tropical Food Crop Production. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5055-9_5

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