Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems
Dry matter yield and potential contribution of N, P and K of some woody perennials as well as performance of maize were assessed in an alley cropping system at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Dry matter yield was highest forCassia, followed byGliricidia a...
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| author | Yamoah, C.F. Agboola, A.A. Wilson, G.F. |
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| author_facet | Yamoah, C.F. Agboola, A.A. Wilson, G.F. |
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| description | Dry matter yield and potential contribution of N, P and K of some woody perennials as well as performance of maize were assessed in an alley cropping system at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Dry matter yield was highest forCassia, followed byGliricidia and theFlemingia. Whereas dry matter yields ofCassia varied significantly at the various pruning times, those ofGliricidia andFlemingia were relatively uniform.Gliricidia contributed the highest amount of N from the cutback (first pruning) and three subsequent prunings. Dry wood yield at cutback was 14.5, 6.8 and 29.7 tonnes/ha forGliricidia, Flemingia andCassia respectively. Coppicing rate was faster inGliricidia thanFlemingia andCassia. Maize height, stover and cob weights were reduced though insignificantly, for the maize rows close to the shrub hedgerows compared to those in the middle of the alleys. For the plots without N application and prunings removed, the maize near the hedgerows showed better performance than those in the middle of the alleys. The results indicate that N supplementation is needed in the alley cropping systems to optimize yield. The amount of N required is higher inFlemingia alleys than forGliricidia andCassia. Root growth of maize was found to be restricted in control plots without hedges; uptake of the major nutrients (N, P and K) was also found to be similarly affected in those plots. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1770652025-11-11T10:40:17Z Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems Yamoah, C.F. Agboola, A.A. Wilson, G.F. woody perennials alley cropping cropping systems maize Dry matter yield and potential contribution of N, P and K of some woody perennials as well as performance of maize were assessed in an alley cropping system at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria. Dry matter yield was highest forCassia, followed byGliricidia and theFlemingia. Whereas dry matter yields ofCassia varied significantly at the various pruning times, those ofGliricidia andFlemingia were relatively uniform.Gliricidia contributed the highest amount of N from the cutback (first pruning) and three subsequent prunings. Dry wood yield at cutback was 14.5, 6.8 and 29.7 tonnes/ha forGliricidia, Flemingia andCassia respectively. Coppicing rate was faster inGliricidia thanFlemingia andCassia. Maize height, stover and cob weights were reduced though insignificantly, for the maize rows close to the shrub hedgerows compared to those in the middle of the alleys. For the plots without N application and prunings removed, the maize near the hedgerows showed better performance than those in the middle of the alleys. The results indicate that N supplementation is needed in the alley cropping systems to optimize yield. The amount of N required is higher inFlemingia alleys than forGliricidia andCassia. Root growth of maize was found to be restricted in control plots without hedges; uptake of the major nutrients (N, P and K) was also found to be similarly affected in those plots. 1986-09 2025-10-14T13:00:27Z 2025-10-14T13:00:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177065 en Limited Access application/pdf Yamoah, C.F., Agboola, A.A., & Wilson, G.F. (1986). Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems. Agroforestry systems, 4(3), 247-254. |
| spellingShingle | woody perennials alley cropping cropping systems maize Yamoah, C.F. Agboola, A.A. Wilson, G.F. Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title | Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title_full | Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title_fullStr | Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title_short | Nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| title_sort | nutrient contribution and maize performance in alley cropping systems |
| topic | woody perennials alley cropping cropping systems maize |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177065 |
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