On-farm evaluation of ridging and residue management options in a Sahelian millet-cowpea intercrop. 2. Crop development

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-315

  Bielders, C L ^a,c   Michels, K ^b  

^a ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Available water; Crop yield; Intercropping; Mulches; Rotations; Sahel; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; INTERCROPPING; MILLET; MULCHING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE;

AFRICA;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0036936296     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2002136     Document Type: Article

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