A fourth principle is required to define Conservation Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: The appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity

Field Crops Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-13

  Vanlauwe, B ^a   Wendt, J ^b   Giller, K E ^c   Corbeels, M ^d,e   Gerard, B ^f   Nolte, C ^g  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Kenya)

^b International Fertilizer Development Center   (Kenya)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^f INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^g FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Mulch; Organic resources; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MULCH; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL COVER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL SURFACE; TILLAGE;

KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888198563     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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