Nutrient recovery and productivity of a soybean-maize rotation in the derived savanna ecology of west africa

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-85

  Jagtap, Shrikant S ^a   Adeleye, Oluyemi ^b  

^a Agricultural and Biological Engineering Dep   (United States)

^b IITA Ibadan ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Economic analysis; Maize; N fertilizer; Soybean; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; SAVANNA; SOYBEAN;

(WEST); AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033390022     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v15n01_07     Document Type: Article

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