Conservation Agriculture in Semi-Arid Zimbabwe: A Promising Practice to Improve Finger Millet (<i>Eleusine coracana</i> Gaertn.) Productivity and Soil Water Availability in the Short Term

Conservation Agriculture in Semi-Arid Zimbabwe: A Promising Practice to Improve Finger Millet (<i>Eleusine coracana</i> Gaertn.) Productivity and Soil Water Availability in the Short Term

Increasing within-season dry spells in Southern Africa in recent years have generated growing interest in conservation agriculture (CA) to secure crop yields, especially under rainfed systems. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of CA on finger millet’s (<i>Eleusine coracana</i> (L....

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Main Authors: Vengai Mbanyele, Florence Mtambanengwe, Hatirarami Nezomba, Jairos Rurinda, Paul Mapfumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
dryland cropping
mulching
finger millet
dry spells
yield
water use efficiency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/5/622

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