Symbiotic Performance of Herbaceous Legumes in Tropical Cover Cropping Systems

Increasing use of herbaceous legumes such as mucuna (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis [Wright] Bruck) and lablab (Lablab purpureus [L.] Sweet) in the derived savannas of West Africa can be attributed to their potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2). The effects of management practices on N2 fixation i...

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Main Authors: Basil Ibewiro, Martin Onuh, Nteranya Sanginga, Bernard Vanlauwe, Roel Merckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.345