Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Adiku, S G K ^a,b   Jones, J W ^a   Kumaga, F K ^b   Tonyigah, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT LOSS; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CAJANUS CAJAN; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PISUM SATIVUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69849088092     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185960900851X     Document Type: Article

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