Effects of windbreak species and mulching on wind erosion and millet yield in the sahel

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-464

  Michels, K ^a,c   Lamers, J P A ^b   Buerkert, A ^c  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b Inst Agric Econ/Social Sci T/S   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0031666305     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479798004050     Document Type: Article

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