Potential of biomass transfer technologies in sustaining vegetable production in the wetlands (DAMBOS) of eastern Zambia

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-51

  Kuntashula, E ^a   Mafongoya, P L ^a   Sileshi, G ^a   Lungu, S ^b  

^a Zambia ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zambia)

^b Msekera Research Station ^*  (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1642443980     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001447970300142X     Document Type: Article

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