Long-term effects of improved legume fallows on soil invertebrate macrofauna and maize yield in eastern Zambia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 69-78

  Sileshi, G ^a   Mafongoya, P L ^a  

^a Zambia ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Legume fallows; Macrofauna; Maize

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZER; INVERTEBRATE; LEGUME; MAIZE; MONOCULTURE; SOIL FERTILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

ACACIA; CHILOPODA; DIPLOPODA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA DIVERSIFOLIA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646052845     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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