Effect of plant density on the yield of Sorghum-cowpea and pearl millet-cowpea intercrops in northern nigeria

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 379-395

  Craufurd, P Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SORGHUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0033911747     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479700003124     Document Type: Article

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