Shade increases crop yields

Planting crops under trees in the hot, dry Sahelian zone of Western Africa increases their yields and, because of the micro-climate under the trees, widens the farmer's choice of crop to be planted. Researchers at the International Crops Research...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1993
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49104
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Summary:Planting crops under trees in the hot, dry Sahelian zone of Western Africa increases their yields and, because of the micro-climate under the trees, widens the farmer's choice of crop to be planted. Researchers at the International Crops Research...