Dynamics of spatial variability of millet growth and yields at three sites in Niger, West Africa and implications for precision agriculture research

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-140

  Gandah, M ^a,b   Stein, A ^b   Brouwer, J ^c   Bouma, J ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques du Niger   (Niger)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c 6721 JD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture; Spatial variability; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; MILLET; YIELD;

NIGER;

EID: 0034048771     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00076-1     Document Type: Article

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