Effects of mulch on soil properties and on the performance of late season cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) on an acid ultisol in Southwestern Zaire

Effects of mulch on soil properties and on the performance of late season cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) on an acid ultisol in Southwestern Zaire

Mulch effects on soil temperature, soil moisture content, soil chemical properties, growth and development, yield and yield components of late season cassava were investigated for three years on an acid ultisol in the tropical sa vanna zone of Southwestern Zaire. Diurnal soil temperature and soil mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lutaladio, NB., Wahua, TAT., Hahn, SK.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 1992-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
Subjects:
Cassava
Late season
Mulching
Soil properties
Growth and development
Yield components
Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v10n1/20.pdf

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