EFFECTS OF LEGUME COVER CROP AND SUB-SOILING ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L) GROWTH IN SEMI ARID AREA OF MACHAKOS DISTRICT, KENYA

EFFECTS OF LEGUME COVER CROP AND SUB-SOILING ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L) GROWTH IN SEMI ARID AREA OF MACHAKOS DISTRICT, KENYA

Low crop yields in the semi arid areas of Kenya have been attributed to, among other factors, low soil fertility, low farm inputs, labour constraints and inappropriate tillage practices that lead to pulverized soils. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of legume cover crops (LCC) on s...

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Main Authors: Karuma Anne, Charles K.K. Gachene, P.T. Gicheru, A.W. Mwang’ombe, H.W. Mwangi, D. Clavel, J. Verhagen, R. Von Kaufmann, J. Francis, W. Ekaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2010-11-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
tillage
legume cover crops
crop yield
soil properties.
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/645

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