Alley cropping on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeria

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMichael Okpara University of Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAbia State Agricultural Development Projecten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.subject.iitaWEEDSen_US
cg.subject.iitaCROP SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.iitaSOIL HEALTHen_US
dc.contributor.authorMeregini, A.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkoro, E.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKang, B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-14T07:35:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-09-14T07:35:44Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/97301en_US
dc.titleAlley cropping on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeriaen_US
dcterms.abstractAn alley cropping trial was carried out on an acidic Typic paleudull in the humid forest zone of southeastern Nigeria using Three indigenous (Anthonotha macrophylla, Dactyladenia barteri, Harungana madagascariensis and two exotic (Calliandra calothyrsus and Flemingia macrophylla) hedgerow species. Early growth of Anthonotha was slow. Harungana and calliandra could not withstand repeated pruning and died 3 to 4 years after establishment. Dactyladenia performed better than Anthonata and Flemingia. Alley cropping did not have any distinct effect on soil properties. Among alley cropped plots, cassava yield was highest in Flemingia and Dactyladenia plots, while the control plot recorded the lowest yield. Cowpea yields were high in Calliandra and Dactyladenia plots Dactyladenia plots were the least infested with weeds. Dacryladenia and Flemingia appeared to be suitable species for alley cropping on acid soils allow altitude.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMeregini, A.O., Okoro, E.G. & Kang, B. (1995). Alley cropping on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeria, Alley farming research and development: Conference Proceedings of an International Conference on alley farming, Ibadan, Nigeria, 14-18 September, 1992. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p. 282-286).en_US
dcterms.extentp. 282-286en_US
dcterms.issued1995en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectacid soilsen_US
dcterms.subjectalley croppingen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop performanceen_US
dcterms.subjecthedgerowen_US
dcterms.subjectweed infestationen_US
dcterms.typeConference Paperen_US

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