Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and hedgerow trees to the yield and nutrient uptake of cassava in an alley-cropping system

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Fagbola, O ^a   Osonubi, O ^a   Mulongoy, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c IAE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CASSAVA; FUNGUS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; TREE; YIELD;

CASSIA SIAMEA; LEUCAENA LEUCECOPHALA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 0031856966     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005516     Document Type: Article

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