Leguminous cover crops may be an appropriate component of sustainable food-production systems in the semi-arids avannas of West and Central Africa- A set of erect and spreading legumes was observed for adaptation D to a semi-arid climate (700-900 mm annual rainfall), without fertilizer applicatio...
Carsky, R.
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Ndikawa, R.
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[Identification of cover crops for the semiarid savanna zone of West Africa]
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Identification of cover crops for the semiarid savanna zone of West Africa
Leguminous cover crops may be an appropriate component of sustainable food-production systems in the semi-arid savannas of West and Central Africa- A set of erect and spreading legumes was observed for adaptation D to a semi-arid climate (700-900 mm annual rain-fall), without fertilizer applicati...
Carsky, R.
,
Ndikawa, R.
,
[Identification of cover crops for the semi-arid savanna zone of West Africa]
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Identification of cover crops for the semi-arid savanna zone of West Africa
Carsky, R.
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Berner, D.K.
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[Benefits of crop rotation with soybean and cowpea in savanna cereal based systems]
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Benefits of crop rotation with soybean and cowpea in savanna cereal based systems
The IITA in its research for sustainable soil fertility management has passed through several stages during which legume-based systems were always at the forefront. Alley cropping has N yields of more than 200 kg ha-1 with 50% N2 fixation. In the case of Mucuna cover cropping, the ecological bene...
Carsky, R.
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Sanginga, N.
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Schulz, S.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa]
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The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa