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| Odion, Ehiabhi Cyril; Ibrahim, Usman; Sambo, Banake Elisha; Ahmed, Adamu; Mukthar, Aisha. |
| Harvest index, which measures the economic harvest of a crop, often refers to that part of a crop representing that which can be eaten or sold to others for consumption; in smallholder farming. The remainder of the crop, referred to as crop residue; is either fed to livestock, used to build fences, used as mulch, ploughed in (where such equipments are available) or burnt in small-scale farming, causing environmental pollution. These crop residues are also rich in nutrients that were extracted from the soil, used in the building of the edible parts and contribute to soil mining if not returned to the soil. This is a major bottleneck among smallholders as harvesting could take place when the soil is too dry to turn easily or they may not have the labour to... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Composting and manuring. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33004/3/42%20EC%20Odion%20Article.pdf |
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