The contribution of agricultural practices to nitrous oxide emissions in semi-arid Mali

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-301

  Dick, J ^a   Kaya, B ^b   Soutoura, M ^c   Skiba, U ^a   Smith, R ^a   Niang, A ^b   Tabo, R ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c Institut d'Economie Rurale Mali   (Mali)

^d ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

Author keywords

Africa; Crop yield; Manure; Nitrous oxide; On farm experiment; Semi arid soils; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CEREAL; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; LEGUME; MANURE; MILLET; NITROUS OXIDE; SEMIARID REGION; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 50249140700     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2008.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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