Evaluation of the fertility status of the soils under coffee cultivation in Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
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2017-09-05
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Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology
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To study the causes of the decline in coffee production in Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania through evaluating the fertility status of the soils under coffee cultivation.Study Design: Soils and leaf samples were collected in randomized design.Place and Duration of Study: This study was undertaken in Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania for the period of 2009/2010.Methodology: Soils and leaves samples were collected and analyzed in the laboratory using various methods that gave results of physical and chemical properties of soils and leaves respectively.Results: Some of the physical and chemical properties of the soils from the study area such as
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Coffee, soil, leaves, nutrients, fertilizers