Erythrina brucei: Propagation attributes, leaf nutrient concentration and impact on barley grain yield

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Negash, Legesse ^a,b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Drought deciduous tree; Ethiopia; Germination; Leaf nodules; Rooting; Traditional agroforestry systems

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; LEAF;

ETHIOPIA;

ERYTHRINA BRUCEI; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0036444030     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021182428083     Document Type: Article

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