Enhanced crop productivity and compatibility through intercropping of sesame and sunflower varieties

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-291

  Olowe, V I O ^a   Adeyemo, A Y ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Competitive ratio; Grain yield; Intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Sesame; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FARMING SYSTEM; FOREST; HERB; INTERCROPPING; SAVANNA; SEED PRODUCTION; TRANSITION ZONE;

HELIANTHUS; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 70349192792     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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