Effects of legumes-cassava intercropping on cassava forage and biomass production

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-151

  Borin, Khieu ^a   Frankow Lindberg, Bodil E ^b  

^a Centre for Livestock and Agriculture Development   (Cambodia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Cassava forage; Desmanthus virgatus; Gliricidia sepium; Intercropping; Manihot esculenta; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MAIZE; SOIL FERTILITY;

DESMANTHUS VIRGATUS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645106981     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v27n02_09     Document Type: Article

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