Effect of tied-ridging on soil water status of a maize crop under Malawi conditions

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-125

  Wiyo, K A ^a   Kasomekera, Z M ^b   Feyen, J ^a  

^a Inst for Land and Water Management   (Belgium)

^b LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Maize; Malawi; Rainwater harvesting; Ridge tillage; SADC; Soil water; Subsistence farmers; Tied ridges

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; RAINWATER; SOIL WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MALAWI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034020525     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00103-1     Document Type: Article

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