Tian, G.Kolawole, G. O.Kang, B. T.Kirchhof, G.2016-04-192016-04-192000Plant and Soil 224(2): 287-2960032-079X1573-5036http://hdl.handle.net/10919/68701Metadata only recordUsing a three year trial in Nigeria, this article examines the effectiveness of leguminous cover crops on maize yield in West Africa. Testing multiple types of cover crops, the study universally demonstrates the cover crops conserve nitrogen and result in improvements for maize yield in both drier and wetter years. While the cover crop was more effective in improving nitrogen in wetter conditions, yields still improved during the drier year with the cover crop.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightConservation agricultureSoil nutrientsGreen manure cropsSoil managementSoil conservationSoil fertilitySoil qualityBiomass productionLegume cover cropsMaize yieldNitrogen concentrationNitrogen fertilizer replacement indexWest AfricaField ScaleAbstractCopyright 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishershttps://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004873206350