Crop yield and weed growth under conservation agriculture in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-110

  Mashingaidze, Nester ^a   Madakadze, Casper ^a   Twomlow, Stephen ^b,c   Nyamangara, Justice ^b   Hove, Lewis ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Matopos Research Station Bulawayo   (Zimbabwe)

^c IFAD Regional Office in Nairobi   (Kenya)

^d Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Cowpea; Hoe weeding; Maize residue mulch; Sorghum; Weeds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURES; COWPEA; MAIZE RESIDUE MULCH; SORGHUM; WEEDS;

CROPS; EMPLOYMENT; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH; LABOR SUPPLY; LEGUME; MAIZE; MULCHING; PLOWING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEMIARID REGION; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL MOISTURE; SORGHUM; TILLAGE; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

ZIMBABWE;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862495148     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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