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The introduction of animal traction into inland valley regions. 3. Different cultivation techniques for maize

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Title The introduction of animal traction into inland valley regions. 3. Different cultivation techniques for maize
 
Creator Dijkman, J.T.
Lawrence, P.R.
 
Subject FARMING SYSTEMS
MAIZE
 
Description Maize was grown in the upland areas surrounding an inland valley in central Nigeria in a randomized block experiment using six cultivation techniques (manual cultivation with a hand hoe (MC); ploughing in both directions to throw up a ridge (DPL); single ploughing with the seed placed on the ridge (SPL); ridging with a wooden, single tine, locally made ‘bush’ plough (BPL); single ploughing with the seed placed in the furrow (FPL) and ridging with a conventional ridger (RID) with or without pre-emergence herbicide (PEH) with two replicates. Initial cultivation times ranged from 29 to 70 h/ha (BPL
 
Date 2011-01-21T09:51:29Z
2011-01-21T09:51:29Z
1997
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Dijkman, J.T. and Lawrence, P.R. 1997. The introduction of animal traction into inland valley regions. 3. Different cultivation techniques for maize. The Journal of Agricultural Science 129(1):77-82.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3075
 
Language en
 
Source Journal of Agricultural Science