Tree and crop productivity in gliricidia/maize/pigeonpea cropping systems in southern Malawi

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-277

  Chirwa, P W ^a   Black, C R ^b   Ong, C K ^c   Maghembe, J A ^c  

^a FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Gliricidia; Green leaf manure; Intercropping; Light interception; Production

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; GREEN MANURING; INTERCEPTION; INTERCROPPING; PRODUCTIVITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CAJANUS CAJAN; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0346199338     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000005227.69260.f9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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