Separating the agronomic effects of burning and biomass removal in a typical slash and burn rotation system in southern cameroon

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-381

  Norgrove, L ^a   Hauser, S ^a   Nkem, J N ^b  

^a IITA Mbalmayo Cameroon ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BURNING; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; MULCHING; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

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

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0347529209     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2003.9755279     Document Type: Article

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