Organic inputs and farmers' management strategies in millet fields of western Niger

Geoderma

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 271-289

  Schlecht, Eva ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Farmers' knowledge; Manure decay; Sahel; Traditional soil fertility management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FARMS; MANURES; PRODUCTIVITY; WEATHERING;

LIVESTOCK FEED; SOIL FERTILITY;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; MANURE; MILLET; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL FERTILITY;

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

EID: 3042726902     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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