Future threats of climate variability and change and accelerated soil degradation in southern Africa have increased the need for more sustainable and “climate-smart” agriculture practices. Manual systems of conservation agriculture (CA) based on seeding into planting basins or direct seeding tech...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Matemba-Mutasa R
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Bunderson, W.T.
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Mutenje M
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Mupangwa, W.
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[Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa]
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Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa
Yields under alley cropping might be improved if the most limiting nutrients not adequately supplied or cycled by the leaves could be added as an inorganic fertilizer supplement. Three historic leaf management strategies had been in effect for 3 years in a Leucaena leucocephala alley cropping tri...
Jones, R.B.
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Wendt, W.
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Bunderson, W.T.
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Itimu, O.A.
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[Leucaena + maize alley cropping in Malawi: Part 1: Effects of N, P, and leaf application on maize yields and soil properties]
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Leucaena + maize alley cropping in Malawi: Part 1: Effects of N, P, and leaf application on maize yields and soil properties
Agroforestry systems involving leaf removal for animal fodder may result in rapid depletion of soil fertility. The purpose of this research was to determine if the effects of leaf removal on soil fertility parameters and maize yield in aLeucaena leucocephalaalley cropping system could be reversed...
Wendt, J.W.
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Jones, R.B.
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Bunderson, W.T.
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Itimu, A.O.
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[Leucaena + maize alley cropping in Malawi; part 2: residual P and leaf management effects on maize nutrition and soil properties]
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Leucaena + maize alley cropping in Malawi; part 2: residual P and leaf management effects on maize nutrition and soil properties