Coppicing improved fallows are profitable for maize production in striga infested soils of western Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 455-465

  Kiwia, Abednego ^a   Imo, Moses ^b   Jama, Bashir ^c   Okalebo, John R ^b  

^a AGEBB Consultants   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c A propos de lAlliance pour une revolution verte en Afrique   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Improved fallows; Soil fertility; Striga control

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPICE; CROP PRODUCTION; FALLOW; MAIZE; PROFITABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; WEED CONTROL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA TRICHANDRA; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; STRIGA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349148514     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9221-2     Document Type: Article

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