On-farm evaluation of ridging and residue management options in a sahelian millet-cowpea intercrop. 1. Soil quality changes

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 216-222

  Bielders, C L ^a,d   Michels, K ^b   Bationo, A ^a,c  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF CIAT)   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cowpeas; Intercropping; Millet; Mulches; Rotations; Sahel; Soil quality; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROP RESIDUE; MULCHING; SOIL QUALITY;

AFRICA;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0036745891     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2002135     Document Type: Article

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