Banana leaf pruning is a common practice to facilitate intercropping with legumes on farmers’ fields. It is however not clear if this practice improves farmers land-use and economic efficiency, especially after full canopy formation. To analyze pruning effects, three legumes viz. bush bean (Phase...
Ocimati, W.
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Ntamwira, J.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Taulya, G.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Dhed’a, B.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands]
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Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the East African highlands
Banana-legume intercropping systems are commonly practiced in the highland zones of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. However, banana leaves are pruned during legume intercropping to improve sunlight penetration for the legume. On-farm ex...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Monde, T.
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Kamira, M.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers' fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Coffee and banana are major cash and food crops, respectively, for many smallholders in the East African highlands. Uganda is the largest banana producer and 2nd largest coffee producer in Africa. Both crops are predominantly grown as monocultures. However, coffee–banana intercropping is common i...
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Mukasa, D.
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Uringi, N.O.
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[Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee banana intercropping in Ugandas smallholder farming systems]
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Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee banana intercropping in Ugandas smallholder farming systems
Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Giller, Ken E.
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Fairhurst, Thomas
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[Banana-coffee system cropping guide]
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Banana-coffee system cropping guide
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Improving soil fertility through intercropping: cocoa lessons from coffee systems]
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Improving soil fertility through intercropping: cocoa lessons from coffee systems
Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Intercropping coffee and bananas- soil challenges and income benefits: proceedings of Ugandan Annual Coffee Stakeholder meeting 30 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda.]
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Intercropping coffee and bananas- soil challenges and income benefits: proceedings of Ugandan Annual Coffee Stakeholder meeting 30 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda.
Coffee and banana are important cash and food crops in Uganda and the surrounding East African highland region. Production is dominated by smallholders that have limited arable land and often coffee and banana are intercropped. No significant research and development efforts have been undertaken ...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Wanyama, I.
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Baret, P.
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[Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda]
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Perceptions and outlook on intercropping coffee with banana as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda
Ndabamenyea. T.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanhoudt, N.
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Annandale, J.G.
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Barnard, R.O.
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[Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems]
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Ecological characteristics influence farmer selection of on-farm plant density and bunch mass of low input East African highland banana (Musa spp.) cropping systems
Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop in the East African highlands region, including Rwanda, Burundi, north-west Tanzania, west and central Kenya and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These two crops often occur on the same smallholder farms, either planted on separate...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Nibasumba, A.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Baret, P.V.
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Deraeck, J.
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Mukasa, D.
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Wanyama, I.
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Bongers, G.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi]
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Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
As a result of declining farm/plot size and increasing food security needs, intercropping is practised by the majority of small-scale farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A banana-1egume intercropping experiment was conducted at the Mulungu Research Station in South Kivu Province to e...
Ntamwira, J.
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Pypers, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ruhigwa, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in bananalegume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in bananalegume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo