Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria

Previous economic analysis found alley cropping more profitable than coventional farming. One study that also compared alley farming with small ruminants found it less profitable than alley cropping. The present study shows, on the basis of more recent experimental data, that crop response to mulchi...

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Autores principales: Jabbar, M.A., Cobbina, J.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50905
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author Jabbar, M.A.
Cobbina, J.
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description Previous economic analysis found alley cropping more profitable than coventional farming. One study that also compared alley farming with small ruminants found it less profitable than alley cropping. The present study shows, on the basis of more recent experimental data, that crop response to mulching is the most important determinant of whether or not the crop response to mulching, feeding part of the tree foliage to small ruminants is economically gainful, but at high crop yield levels and higher crop response to mulching, the use of pruning for feeding animals is uneconomic.
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spelling CGSpace509052023-02-15T09:42:48Z Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria Jabbar, M.A. Cobbina, J. tree crops feed crops alley farming mulches livestock leucaena gliricidia zea mays yields pruning Previous economic analysis found alley cropping more profitable than coventional farming. One study that also compared alley farming with small ruminants found it less profitable than alley cropping. The present study shows, on the basis of more recent experimental data, that crop response to mulching is the most important determinant of whether or not the crop response to mulching, feeding part of the tree foliage to small ruminants is economically gainful, but at high crop yield levels and higher crop response to mulching, the use of pruning for feeding animals is uneconomic. 1992 2014-10-31T06:21:48Z 2014-10-31T06:21:48Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50905 en Limited Access Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association
spellingShingle tree crops
feed crops
alley farming
mulches
livestock
leucaena
gliricidia
zea mays
yields
pruning
Jabbar, M.A.
Cobbina, J.
Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title_full Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title_fullStr Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title_short Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
title_sort optimum fodder mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest nigeria
topic tree crops
feed crops
alley farming
mulches
livestock
leucaena
gliricidia
zea mays
yields
pruning
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50905
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