Contributions of an alley cropping system and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to maize productivity under cassava intercrop in the derived savannah zone

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-316

  Oyetunji, O J ^a   Osonubi, O ^a   Ekanayake, I J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; YIELD;

FUNGI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042856379     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859603002946     Document Type: Article

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