Simulating response of maize to previous velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) crop and nitrogen fertiliser in Malawi

Field Crops Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-105

  Robertson, M J ^a   Sakala, W ^b   Benson, T ^b   Shamudzarira, Z ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^c CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Fertiliser; Maize velvet bean; Mucuna; Nitrogen; Quantitative traits; Radiation use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; GREEN MANURE CROPS; SYSTEMS SIMULATOR; VELVENT BEAN;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; MANURES; NITROGEN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREEN MANURING; NITROGEN; YIELD;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CORN; FERTILIZERS; GROWTH; MANURE; NITROGEN; SENSITIVITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144265888     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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