Integrated soil fertility management involving promiscuous dual-purpose soybean and upland NERICA enhanced rice productivity in the savannas

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-38

  Oikeh, S O ^a   Houngnandan, P ^b   Abaidoo, R C ^c,d   Rahimou, I ^b   Toure A ^a   Niang, A ^a   Akintayo, I ^a  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d c/o LW Lambourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Degraded savannas; ISFM; NERICA rice; Promiscuous soybean

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RICE; SAVANNA; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOYBEAN; YIELD RESPONSE;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77955768245     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9185-z     Document Type: Article

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