Preliminary evaluation of tillage systems on poorly-drained inland valley bottom soils

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 236-240

  Ogban, P I ^a   Babalola, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Inland valley bottom; Maize yield; Tillage; Water table; Wet soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP YIELD; MAIZE; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0033360113     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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