Presents and discusses the integration of livestock in alley farming and related research activities of ILCA with particular reference to southern Nigeria. Considers the competing demands of crops and livestock for three foliage from alley farms. Discusses the inclusion of a grazed fallow in the ...
Reynolds, L.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Alley farming training manual: Core course in alley farming]
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Alley farming training manual: Core course in alley farming
Presents and discusses a strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics. Discusses the approaches taken by ILCA which includes alley farming and presents the results of the study.
Reynolds, L.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Francis, P.A.
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[A strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics]
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A strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics
A study was conducted at Fasola in southwest Nigeria to determine the best tree cutting scheme for forage production and the effects of hedge configurations on tree, grass and total forage productivity of 6-8 year-old leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit) and gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium ...
Ezenwa, I.
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Reynolds, L.
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Akenova, M.E.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Cutting management of alley cropped leucaena/gliricidia - guinea grass mixtures for forage production in southwestern Nigeria]
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Cutting management of alley cropped leucaena/gliricidia - guinea grass mixtures for forage production in southwestern Nigeria
A study conducted to determine the effect of inter-site variation in soil fertility on plant growth as well as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrition of leucaena and gliricidia.
Cobbina, J.
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Kang, B.T.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Effect of soil fertility on early growth of leucaena and gliricidia in alley farms]
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Effect of soil fertility on early growth of leucaena and gliricidia in alley farms
Reports on the first four-year phase of a study of the long term effects on soil fertility and crop production of continuous cultivation (without trees), continuous alley cropping, and a rotation of alley cropping and fallow (with livestock) within Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) al...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields]
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Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields
The effect of managing hedgerow foliage for mulch and fodder in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium alley farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics was studied in on-station and on-farm experiments in southwestern Nigeria. Yields increased as the proportion of...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria]
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Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
Patterns of early root and shoot growth and nodulation, and the effects of increasing frequency of pruning on leaf dry-matter yield, root dry weight and nodulation of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium were studied in two pot experiments. In G. sepium the emphasis during early growth was...
Ezenwa, I.V.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Early growth and nodulation of Leucaena and Gliricidia and the effects of pruning on biomass productivity]
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Early growth and nodulation of Leucaena and Gliricidia and the effects of pruning on biomass productivity
Reviews a variety of research trials ranging from the improvement of germplasm materials to the development of fodder production systems, and concludes with a recommendation for more research and development attention on the integration of fodder trees within the existing farming systems. Include...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Sumberg, J.E.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria]
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Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria
Presents results of experiments to assess yields of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium and to compare these with those of the indigenous browse plants Acioa bacteria, Alchornea cordifloca and Albizia adianthifola on acid soils in Nigeria.
Cobbina, J.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Meregini, A.D.
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Duguma, B.
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[Productivity of some browse plants on acid soils of southeastern Nigeria]
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Productivity of some browse plants on acid soils of southeastern Nigeria