Biomass production and N fixation of five Mucuna pruriens varieties and their effect on maize yields in the forest zone of Cameroon

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-109

  Hauser, Stefan ^a,b   Nolte, Christian ^a  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)   (Cameroon)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green manure; Low input agriculture; N equivalents; Tropical

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0012099358     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200202)165:1<101::AID-JPLN101>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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