Leucaena + maize alley cropping in Malawi. Part 2: Residual P and leaf management effects on maize nutrition and soil properties

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-305

  Wendt, J W ^a   Jones, R B ^a   Bunderson, W T ^b   Itimu, O A ^c  

^a Rockefeller Foundation   (Malawi)

^b Malawi Agroforestry Extension Project   (Malawi)

^c CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

Author keywords

exchangeable cations; leaf management; maize nutrition; organic matter; soil

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; ANIMAL FODDER; EXCHANGEABLE CATION; LEAF MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; NUTRITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

MALAWI;

EID: 0029660902     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00055429     Document Type: Article

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