EFFECTS OF TILLAGE AND CROPPING SYSTEMS ON MAIZE AND BEANS YIELD AND SELECTED YIELD COMPONENTS IN A SEMI-ARID AREA OF KENYA

Conservation of soil moisture through tillage practices is an important management objective for crop production in semi-arid areas. A study to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on maize and bean yields was conducted in Mwala Sub County, Eastern Kenya, in the long (LR) and short rains (SR) o...

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Main Authors: Anne Nyambura Karuma, Charles K. K. Gachene, Patrick Thuku Gicheru, Peter W Mtakwa, Nyambilila Amuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2016-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2183