Legume survival during the dry season and its effect on the succeeding maize yield in acid savannah tropical soils

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-221

  Burle, Marilia L ^a   Lathwell, D J ^b   Suhet, A R ^c   Bouldin, D R ^b   Bowen, W T ^b   Resck, D V S ^c  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid savannah; Dry season; Legumes; Maize yield; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREEN MANURING; LEGUME; MAIZE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033362999     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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