Cotton-cowpea intercropping and its N2 fixation capacity improves yield of a subsequent maize crop under Zimbabwean rain-fed conditions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 327-336

  Rusinamhodzi, L ^a   Murwira, H K ^a   Nyamangara, J ^b  

^a TSBF CIAT   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cotton cowpea intercropping; Maize yield; N balance; N2 fixation; Rain fed conditions

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP YIELD; FOOD PRODUCTION; INCOME; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749513748     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9080-9     Document Type: Article

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