Farmers' nutrient management practices in indigenous cropping systems in southern Cameroon

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Büttner, Ute ^a   Hauser, Stefan ^a,b  

^a Intl Inst of Tropical Agriculture   (Cameroon)

^b c/o LW Lambourn ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop placement; Inputs; Mulching; Nutrient management; Slash burn

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCHING; NUTRIENT;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0345149350     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00178-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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