Growth and yield performance of some improved soybean varieties as influenced by intercropping with maize and cassava in two contrasting locations in Southwest Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 1886-1889

  Adeniyan, O N ^a   Ayoola, O T ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Improved; Intercropping; Maize; Soybean varieties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAIN YIELD; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT YIELD; POD; SEED YIELD; SOYBEAN; TUBER YIELD; VARIETAS;

GLYCINE MAX; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750931832     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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