Influence of tillage on crop residue cover, soil properties and yield components of cowpea in derived savannah ectones of Nigeria

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 179-187

  Olaoye, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Cowpea; Crop residue cover; Soil properties; Tillage treatments; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE; YIELD;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036176387     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(01)00261-6     Document Type: Article

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