Managing Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa prunings for crop production and improved soil properties in the sub-Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-296

  Bayala, J ^a,c   Mando, A ^a   Ouedraogo, S J ^a   Teklehaimanot, Z ^b  

^a Inst Environnement/Rech Agricoles   (Burkina Faso)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Dept Productions Forestieres ^*  (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Dry matter; Grain yield; Karit mulch; N r mulch; Tree crop soil interactions

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

BURKINA FASO;

VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 0038383216     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301596     Document Type: Article

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