Biomass production of tree fallows and their residual effect on maize in Zimbabwe

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 139-151

  Mafongoya, P L ^a   Dzowela, B H ^b  

^a Zambia ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zambia)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia angustissima; Fallow duration; Improved fallow; N fertilizer; Pigeonpea; Sesbania sesban

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; FALLOW; MAIZE; TREE;

ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033403630     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006246928615     Document Type: Article

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