Grain legume rotation benefits to maize in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria: Fixed-nitrogen versus other rotation effects

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-139

  Yusuf, A A ^a   Iwuafor, E N O ^a   Abaidoo, R C ^b   Olufajo, O O ^a   Sanginga, N ^c  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

N balance; N contribution; N2 fixation; Northern Guinea savanna; Rotation effects

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENOTYPE; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SAVANNA; SOIL NITROGEN;

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

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349188086     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9232-9     Document Type: Article

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