African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6861

Full Length Research Paper

Nutrient cycling in multifunctional agroecosystems with the use of plant cocktail as cover crop and green manure in the semi-arid

Antonio Pereira Filho
  • Antonio Pereira Filho
  • College of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Juazeiro, Brazil.
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José Teixeira Filho
  • José Teixeira Filho
  • Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
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Alessandra Monteiro Salviano
  • Alessandra Monteiro Salviano
  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa semiarid, Brazil.
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Jony Eishi Yuri
  • Jony Eishi Yuri
  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa semiarid, Brazil.
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Vanderlise Giongo
  • Vanderlise Giongo
  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa semiarid, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 04 January 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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