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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.placeOttawa, Canada
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMY
cg.subject.iitaCROP SYSTEMS
cg.subject.iitaFARMING SYSTEMS
cg.subject.iitaINTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaMAIZE
cg.subject.iitaNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDING
cg.subject.iitaSOIL FERTILITY
cg.subject.iitaSOIL HEALTH
dc.contributor.authorKang, B.
dc.contributor.authorVan der Kruijs, A.C.M.B.
dc.contributor.authorCouper, D.C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T16:05:32Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T16:05:32Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/177329
dc.titleAlley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropicsen
dcterms.abstractUpland 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 properlyen
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKang, 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).
dcterms.extentp. 16-26
dcterms.issued1989
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.subjectalley cropping
dcterms.subjectfarming
dcterms.subjectsoil
dcterms.subjectnutrients
dcterms.subjectmaize
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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