Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp.): Traditional and improved Cropping Methods in northern Nigeria

The present article describes the traditional cowpea cropping system in Dambatta, Kano State, Nigeria. Through a baseline survey it becomes clear that traditionally cowpea is mostly intercropped with cereals, that the importance of land preparation is marginal, that yields are low and that, in gener...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wim Sampers, Patrick Van Damme, Frans Pauwels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1986-02-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/6617