Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics

Upland arable farming on fragile, tropical soils requires viable, sustainable, and environmentally sound prod uction systems that can meet the requirements of farmers who use traditional cultivation practices. Alley cropping, a scale-neutral technology, offers one of the best potentials for sustaina...

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Autores principales: Kang, B., Van der Kruijs, A.C.M.B., Couper, D.C.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177329
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author Kang, B.
Van der Kruijs, A.C.M.B.
Couper, D.C.
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Van der Kruijs, A.C.M.B.
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Couper, D.C.
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description Upland arable farming on fragile, tropical soils requires viable, sustainable, and environmentally sound prod uction systems that can meet the requirements of farmers who use traditional cultivation practices. Alley cropping, a scale-neutral technology, offers one of the best potentials for sustainable agriculture. Trials where various crops were grown between Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala tree rows in the lowland humid and subhumid tropics on nonacid soils have shown good results. Prunings from selected leguminous woody species such as Leucaena and Gliricidia give high nitrogen yield; these species also assist nutrient cycling. Prunings from woody species can also improve and maintain the organic matter, nutrient status, and biological activity of the soil. Results from long-term plots showed that maize yield was higher in alley-cropping plots than in control plots, even with the application of nitrogen. Cassia siamea and Acioa barterli are promising crops for alley farming on acid soils. The inclusion of hedgerows reduced runoff and erosion. Mechanized alley cropping is feasible if managed properly
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spelling CGSpace1773292025-10-24T16:05:33Z Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics Kang, B. Van der Kruijs, A.C.M.B. Couper, D.C. alley cropping farming soil nutrients maize Upland arable farming on fragile, tropical soils requires viable, sustainable, and environmentally sound prod uction systems that can meet the requirements of farmers who use traditional cultivation practices. Alley cropping, a scale-neutral technology, offers one of the best potentials for sustainable agriculture. Trials where various crops were grown between Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala tree rows in the lowland humid and subhumid tropics on nonacid soils have shown good results. Prunings from selected leguminous woody species such as Leucaena and Gliricidia give high nitrogen yield; these species also assist nutrient cycling. Prunings from woody species can also improve and maintain the organic matter, nutrient status, and biological activity of the soil. Results from long-term plots showed that maize yield was higher in alley-cropping plots than in control plots, even with the application of nitrogen. Cassia siamea and Acioa barterli are promising crops for alley farming on acid soils. The inclusion of hedgerows reduced runoff and erosion. Mechanized alley cropping is feasible if managed properly 1989 2025-10-24T16:05:32Z 2025-10-24T16:05:32Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177329 en Limited Access Kang, B.T., Van der Kruijs, A.C.B.M., & Atta-Krah, A. (1989). Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics. In Alley farming in the humid and subhumid tropics: proceedings of an international workshop held at Ibadan, Nigeria, 10-14 Mar. 1986. IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA. (pp. 16-26).
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farming
soil
nutrients
maize
Kang, B.
Van der Kruijs, A.C.M.B.
Couper, D.C.
Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title_full Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title_fullStr Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title_full_unstemmed Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title_short Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
title_sort alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics
topic alley cropping
farming
soil
nutrients
maize
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177329
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