Contribution of early season cowpea to late season maize in the savanna zone of west africa

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 303-315

  Carsky, R J ^a   Singh, B B ^b   Oyewole, B ^b  

^a IITA Benin   (Benin)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

KADUNA STATE; NIGERIA;

EID: 0035013159     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2001.9754894     Document Type: Article

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