Root development in a Sesbania sesban fallow-maize system in Eastern Zambia

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-211

  Torquebiau, E F ^a,b   Kwesiga, F ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b ICRA International Center for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture   (France)

^c Zambial ICRAF Agroforestry Research Project   (Zambia)

Author keywords

improved fallow; roots; sequential agroforestry; soil properties; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

SESBANIA SESBAN; FABACEAE; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

AGROFORESTRY; MAIZE; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENTIAL AGROFORESTRY; TREE LEGUME;

ZAMBIA, CHIPATA;

EID: 0030301065     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00148162     Document Type: Article

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