Estimation of nitrogen flow within a village-farm model in Fakara region in Niger, Sahelian zone of West Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-304

  Hayashi, Keiichi ^a   Matsumoto, Naruo ^a   Hayashi, Evangeline T ^b   Abdoulaye, Tahirou ^c,d   Shinjo, Hitoshi ^e   Tabo, Ramadjita ^c,f   Matsunaga, Ryoichi ^g   Tobita, Satoshi ^a  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics ^*  (Japan)

^c International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Niger)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa   (Ghana)

^g NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Niger; Nitrogen flow; Organic matter; Sahel; Soil fertility management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; VILLAGE;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84859572955     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-012-9490-4     Document Type: Article

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