Hedgerow pruning management effects on maize yield and nitrogen uptake in an alley cropping system in Haiti

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1632-1640

  Isaac, Lionel ^a   Shannon, Dennis A ^b   Wood, C Wesley ^b  

^a World Vision Inc Haiti   (Haïti)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; SOILS;

CROPPING; MAIZE; PLANTATION;

NITROGEN;

LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 9944265079     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.1632     Document Type: Article

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