Alley cropping: potential for plantain and banana production
plantains and cooking bananas are important carbohydrate food sources in the humid tropics. They are traditionally grown in bush-fallow rotational systems, multistory cropping systems, or backyard gardens. Mulching is shown to be beneficial for plantains and bananas. Alley cropping with legwninous t...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177321 |
| Summary: | plantains and cooking bananas are important carbohydrate food sources in the humid tropics. They are traditionally grown in bush-fallow rotational systems, multistory cropping systems, or backyard gardens. Mulching is shown to be beneficial for plantains and bananas. Alley cropping with legwninous trees and shrubs is proposed as a source of mulch. Three concepts for managing plantains with woody legumes are being tested |
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