The potential of alley cropping systems supplied with a limited amount of fertilizer to restore crop productivity on a degraded site and to maintain crop productivity on a recently cleared, non-degraded site on ‘terre de barre' soils in Southern Bénin was investigated from 1994 to 1996. Leucaena ...
Aihou, K.
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Sanginga, N.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Diels, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa I. Restoration and maintenance of soil fertility on terre de barre soils in Benin Republic]
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Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa I. Restoration and maintenance of soil fertility on terre de barre soils in Benin Republic
The functioning of trees as a safety-net for capturing nutrients leached beyond the reach of crop roots was evaluated by investigating changes in exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, and K) and pH in a wide range of medium to long term alley cropping trials in the derived savanna of West Africa, compare...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone]
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Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone
In cropping systems with limited amounts of external inputs, the soil organic matter pool (SOM) may contribute significantly to plant nutrition. The impact of organic inputs on total SOM and particulate organic matter (POM) N contents as affected by soil type and the relationships between sources...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aman, S.
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Adebiyi, V.
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Sanginga, N.
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Lyasse, O.
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Diels, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity]
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Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity