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
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 benefit...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103354 |
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