Sesbania sesban improved fallows in eastern Zambia: Their inception, development and farmer enthusiasm

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 49-66

  Kwesiga, F R ^a   Franzel, S ^b   Place, F ^b   Phiri, D ^b   Simwanza, C P ^b  

^a SADC ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zimbabwe)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Farmer assessment; Farmer participatory trials; Pigeonpea; Soil fertility replenishment; Tephrosia vogelu

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FALLOW; FARMING SYSTEM; SESBANIA; SOIL FERTILITY;

ZAMBIA;

SESBANIA SESBAN; TEPHROSIA VOGELU; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033403574     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006256323647     Document Type: Article

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