Journal of
Cereals and Oilseeds

  • Abbreviation: J. Cereals Oilseeds
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6591
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCO
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 90

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of different maize (Zea mays L.) – soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) intercropping patterns on yields and land equivalent ratio

Matusso J. M. M.
  • Matusso J. M. M.
  • Kenyatta University (KU), Agricultural Resources Management Department, P. O. Box 43844 -00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mugwe J. N.
  • Mugwe J. N.
  • Kenyatta University (KU), Agricultural Resources Management Department, P. O. Box 43844 -00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mucheru-Muna M.
  • Mucheru-Muna M.
  • Kenyatta University (KU), Agricultural Resources Management Department, P. O. Box 43844 -00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Accepted: 12 July 2013
  •  Published: 31 July 2013

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