Partitioning of simulated rainfall in a kaolinitic soil under improved fallow-maize rotation in Zimbabwe

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-214

  Nyamadzawo, G ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^a   Chikowo, R ^a,b   Giller, K E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Improved fallows; Infiltration; Infiltration rate decay coefficient; Runoff; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; INFILTRATION; KAOLINITE; MAIZE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0346967155     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000005221.67367.fd     Document Type: Conference Paper

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