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The Sulphur Content of Nigerian Manures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

O. L. Oke
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, University of Ife, Ibadan, Nigeria

Summary

Faeces of different birds and animals were analysed for sulphur and nitrogen. Chick faeces contained the highest amount of sulphur while farmyard manure gave the highest value for mineralized S after incubation. There was a high degree of correlation between the total S and total N.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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