Relay-intercropping of sunnhemp and cowpea into a smallholder maize system in Zimbabwe

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-244

  Jeranyama, Peter ^a   Hesterman, Oran B ^b   Waddington, Stephen R ^c   Harwood, Richard R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTOLARIA JUNCEA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034104947     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2000.922239x     Document Type: Article

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