The response of maize/Phaseolus intercropping to applied nitrogen on Oxisols in northern Zambia

Field Crops Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 73-81

  Siame, J ^a   Willey, R W ^a   Morse, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Maize; Nitrogen; Oxisol; Phaseolus

Indexed keywords

BEAN; FERTILISER APPLICATION; FERTILZER; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; MAIZE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; OXISOL;

ZAMBIA;

FABACEAE; PHASEOLUS; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031964737     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(97)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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