Characterization of spatial soil variability and its effect on Millet yield on Sudano-Sahelian coversands in SW Niger

Geoderma

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 65-82

  Voortman, Roelf L ^a   Brouwer, Joost ^b   Albersen, Peter J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aluminum saturation; Cation ratios; Millet yield functions; Sahel; Soil variability; Surface crusting

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GROWTH KINETICS; SEED;

SOIL VARIABILITY;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; CROP YIELD; MILLET; SOIL CRUSTING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPSOIL;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2942746765     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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