Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria

The effect of managing hedgerow foliage for mulch and fodder in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium alley farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics was studied in on-station and on-farm experiments in southwestern Nigeria. Yields increased as the proportion of mu...

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Autores principales: Larbi, Asamoah, Jabbar, M.A., Atta-Krah, A.N., Cobbina, J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28563
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author Larbi, Asamoah
Jabbar, M.A.
Atta-Krah, A.N.
Cobbina, J.
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Cobbina, J.
Jabbar, M.A.
Larbi, Asamoah
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Jabbar, M.A.
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description The effect of managing hedgerow foliage for mulch and fodder in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium alley farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics was studied in on-station and on-farm experiments in southwestern Nigeria. Yields increased as the proportion of mulch applied increased but the extra increases obtained when more than half the foliage was applied as mulch were relatively small, suggesting that half the foliage may be removed as feed without deterimental effect. Soil organic carbon, nitrogen and available phosphorus tended to increase with increasing proportion of prunings applied as mulch.
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spelling CGSpace285632024-11-15T08:52:20Z Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria Larbi, Asamoah Jabbar, M.A. Atta-Krah, A.N. Cobbina, J. alley farming leucaena leucocephala gliricidia sepium zea mays yields soil physicochemical properties feed crops precipitation mulches hedging plants The effect of managing hedgerow foliage for mulch and fodder in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium alley farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics was studied in on-station and on-farm experiments in southwestern Nigeria. Yields increased as the proportion of mulch applied increased but the extra increases obtained when more than half the foliage was applied as mulch were relatively small, suggesting that half the foliage may be removed as feed without deterimental effect. Soil organic carbon, nitrogen and available phosphorus tended to increase with increasing proportion of prunings applied as mulch. 1993-07 2013-05-06T07:00:53Z 2013-05-06T07:00:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28563 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Experimental Agriculture;29(3): 317-321
spellingShingle alley farming
leucaena leucocephala
gliricidia sepium
zea mays
yields
soil physicochemical properties
feed crops
precipitation
mulches
hedging plants
Larbi, Asamoah
Jabbar, M.A.
Atta-Krah, A.N.
Cobbina, J.
Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title_full Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title_fullStr Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title_short Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
title_sort effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in leucaena and gliricidia alley farming systems in western nigeria
topic alley farming
leucaena leucocephala
gliricidia sepium
zea mays
yields
soil physicochemical properties
feed crops
precipitation
mulches
hedging plants
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28563
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