On-farm experiments with maize-mucuna systems in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico. I. Mucuna biomass and maize grain yield

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-17

  Eilitta M ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a   Littell, R C ^a   Harrington, L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037274064     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479702001126     Document Type: Article

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