Maize-cowpea intercropping as an ecological intensification option for low input systems in sub-humid Zimbabwe: Productivity, biological N2-fixation and grain mineral content
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Maize-cowpea intercropping as an ecological intensification option for low input systems in sub-humid Zimbabwe: Productivity, biological N2-fixation and grain mineral content
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Keywords
Crop yield, Land equivalent ratio, Micronutrients, Smallholder farms, Soil fertility gradients
Journal
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
Volume 263, Issue -, Pages 108052
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2021-01-14
DOI
10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108052
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