Evaluation of Inga edulis and I. samanensis for firewood and green-mulch production in an organic maize alleycropping practice in the humid tropics

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 17-24

  Leblanc, H A ^a   McGraw, R L ^b  

^a EARTH University   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Low input agriculture; Organic agriculture; Phosphate rock

Indexed keywords

INGA EDULIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248360588     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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