Long-term effects of fallow, tillage and manure application on soil organic matter and nitrogen fractions and on sorghum yield under Sudano-Sahelian conditions

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Mando, A ^a   Ouattara, B ^b   Somado, A E ^a   Wopereis, M C S ^a   Stroosnijder, L ^c   Breman, H ^a  

^a International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Lixisol; Manure; Particulate organic matter; Sorghum; Sub Saharan Africa; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SORGHUM; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BOS; BOVINAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 19344364074     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2005287     Document Type: Article

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