NE OFRA 44 (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

NE OFRA 44

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Intercropping of sorghum and groundnut with three rows of groundnut between every two rows of sorghum in the Sahel of West Africa. Growing two crops together results in higher productivity compared with producing sole crops with less chance of complete crop failure.

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Charles Wortmann.

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