Productivity and nutrient cycling in young Acacia senegal farming systems on vertisol in the Blue Nile region, Sudan

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-207

  Raddad, E Y ^a   Luukkanen, O ^a   Salih, A A ^b   Kaarakka, V ^a   Elfadl, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Nathl Cent for Research   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Clay plain; Crop yield; Dryland; Gum arabic; Sesamum indicum; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRODUCTIVITY; TREE;

AFRICA; BLUE NILE; EAST AFRICA; NILE RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; SESAMUM INDICUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 33749012791     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-006-9009-6     Document Type: Article

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