Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 469-483

  Powell, J Mark ^a   Pearson, R Anne ^b   Hiernaux, Pierre H ^c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; SOILS;

DRYLANDS; URBANIZATION;

AGRONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642350801     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.4690     Document Type: Review

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