Effect of irrigation amount and tillage system on yield and water use efficiency of cowpea

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 225-237

  Adekalu, Kenneth O ^a   Okunade, David A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drainage; Soil moisture tension; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; TILLAGE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 31544461293     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500403465     Document Type: Article

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