Adoption of improved fallows in West Africa: Lessons from mucuna and stylo case studies

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 93-122

  Tarawali, G ^a,b   Manyong, V M ^a,b   Carsky, R J ^c   Vissoh, P V ^d   Osei Bonsu, P ^e   Galiba, M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^d Sasakawa Global 2000   (Benin)

^e CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Adoption; Cover crops; Green manure; Livestock; Stylosanthes; Velvetbean

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FALLOW; FARMING SYSTEM; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

(WEST); AFRICA;

IMPERATA CYLINDRICA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA;

EID: 0033451955     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006270122255     Document Type: Article

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