Productivity in maize based cropping systems under various soil-water-nutrient management strategies in a semi-arid, alfisol environment in East Africa

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-237

  Jensen, J R ^a   Bernhard, R H ^a   Hansen, S ^a   McDonagh, J ^b   Moberg J P ^c   Nielsen, N E ^a   Nordbo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c KVL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benefit; Maize; Semi arid; Small holder; Tied ridging; Water harvesting

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FERTILIZERS; NUTRITION; RAIN; SOILS; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION;

SOIL FERTILITY;

CROPS;

CROPPING PRACTICE; MAIZE; NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DROUGHT; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; RAIN; SOIL; WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037414002     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00151-8     Document Type: Article

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