Note on effects of a Mucuna pruriens var. utilis crop on the growth of maize (Zea mays) on an acid ultisol in southeastern Nigeria

Field Crops Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 135-140

  Ile, E ^a   Hamadina, M K ^a,b,c   Zufa, K ^a   Henrot, J ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Humid tropics; Maize; Mucuna pruriens var. utilis; Relay cropping; Ultisol; Zea Mays

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA PRURIENS; ZEA MAYS; FABACEAE; MUCUNA PRURIENS UTILIS; POACEAE;

ACID SOIL; MAIZE; VELVET BEAN; YIELD;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030251128     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(96)01028-3     Document Type: Article

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