Tillage and plastic mulch effects on soil properties and growth and yield of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeria

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-272

  Anikwe, M A N ^a   Mbah, C N ^b   Ezeaku, P I ^c   Onyia, V N ^d  

^a ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cocoyam; Plastic film mulch; Tillage; Tropical environment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; CULTIVATION;

COCOYAM; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; PLASTIC FILM MULCH; TILLAGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BULK DENSITY; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MULCHING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TILLAGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TUBER; ULTISOL;

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; PLANTS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33846705267     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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