IMPACT4SOIL OpenAire Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) Microsoft Academic Graph VTechWorks Plant and Soil Open Access Open AccessUsing 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. Open AccessUsing 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. Metadata only record Soil nutrients Soil management fertilizers Conservation agriculture Nitrogen concentration legumes trials Green manure crops crops Soil fertility Soil quality Biomass production Legume cover crops Soil conservation Nitrogen fertilizer replacement index West Africa Maize yield Field Scale Tian, G., Kolawole, G.O., Kang, B.T., Kirchhof, G., 2000-09-01 journalpaper Open AccessUsing 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. Open AccessUsing 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. Metadata only record 10.1023/a:1004873206350 https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1004873206350