Yield components of nodulated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and maize (Zea mays) plants grown with exogenous phosphorus in different cropping systems

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 583-589

  Ndakidemi, Patrick A ^a   Dakora, Felix D ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Maize

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MAIZE; MONOCULTURE; NODULATION; PHOSPHORUS;

AFRICA; NIETVOORBIJ; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STELLENBOSCH; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247241624     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05274     Document Type: Article

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