Alley cropping on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeria

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationMichael Okpara University of Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationAbia State Agricultural Development Projecten
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.subject.iitaWEEDSen
cg.subject.iitaCROP SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.iitaSOIL HEALTHen
dc.contributor.authorMeregini, A.O.en
dc.contributor.authorOkoro, E.G.en
dc.contributor.authorKang, B.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-14T07:35:44Zen
dc.date.available2018-09-14T07:35:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/97301
dc.titleAlley cropping on an ultisol in southeastern Nigeriaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
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
dcterms.extentp. 282-286en
dcterms.issued1995
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectacid soilsen
dcterms.subjectalley croppingen
dcterms.subjectcrop performanceen
dcterms.subjecthedgerowen
dcterms.subjectweed infestationen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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