Soil nitrogen and physical properties and maize yields after mixed planted fallows of tree and herbaceous legumes

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 75-84

  Mafongoya, Paramu L ^a   Jiri, Obert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Herbaceous legumes; Mixed fallows; Residual effects; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP YIELD; FALLOW; HERB; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LEGUME; MAIZE; MIXED FOREST; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; TREE;

GLIRICIDIA; MACROTYLOMA AXILLARE; SESBANIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84963704607     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-016-9776-z     Document Type: Article

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