Productivity of Jatropha curcas under smallholder farm conditions in Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-746

  Iiyama, Miyuki ^a   Newman, David ^b   Munster, Cristel ^c   Nyabenge, Meshack ^a   Sileshi, Gudeta W ^a   Moraa, Violet ^a   Onchieku, James ^d   Mowo, Jeremias Gasper ^a   Jamnadass, Ramni ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Endelevu Energy   (Kenya)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Domestication; Jatrophacurcas; Sub optimal management

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; BIOENERGY; CROP YIELD; DOMESTICATION; ENERGY CROP; FARM SIZE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; IRRIGATION; LABOR SUPPLY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SMALLHOLDER;

KENYA;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84879841803     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-012-9592-7     Document Type: Article

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