Rice yield gaps in irrigated systems along an agro-ecological gradient in West Africa

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-67

  Becker, Mathias ^a   Johnson, David E ^b   Wopereis, Marco C S ^c   Sow, Abdoulaye ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development IFDC   (Togo)

^d AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

C te d'Ivoire; Mali; Mauritania; Oryza sativa L.; Senegal; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0141941717     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200390013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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