Characterizing the Suitability of Selected Indigenous Soil Improving Legumes in a Humid Tropical Environment Using Shoot and Root Attributes

We studied the biomass accumulation, root length, nodulation, and chemical composition of roots and shoot of ten indigenous soil improving legumes in a humid tropical ecosystem with the view to selecting species for soil improvement programmes. Two cultivars of Vigna unguiculata, and one each of Gly...

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Main Authors: Anikwe, MAN., Atuma, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2003-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
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Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v21n4/179.pdf