Improving yields and reducing risks in pearl millet farming in the African Sahel

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-93

  De Rouw, Anneke ^a  

^a C/o Ambassade de France   (Laos)

Author keywords

Inorganic fertilisers; On farm experiments; Planting density; Seasonal rainfall distribution; Tillers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; MILLET;

AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 1942470507     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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