Biophysical criteria used by farmers for fallow selection in West and Central Africa
In many parts of the humid Tropics, slash and burn shifting cultivation, incorporating a fallow phase, is the most common farming method, encompassing a broad diversity of techniques. The ecological productivity and sustainability of such systems depend upon the crop:fallow time ratio. Farmers often...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72984 |
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