Weed seed bank size and composition were analysed in 1995 and 1996 in maize fields mulched with pruning from Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, and Senna siamea in South Western Nigeria. Plots mulched with pruning from the three trees had a lower weed seed bank in the first year of croppin...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Chikoye, D.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Weed seed bank size and composition in an arable crop mulched with pruning from three multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria]
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Weed seed bank size and composition in an arable crop mulched with pruning from three multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria
Cutting and carrying of mulch from established tree plots is an alternative to in situ mulch in agroforestry systems. Through the cut-and-carry method, the undesirable e ects of tree-crop competition characterized by in situ mulching can be avoided. An economic evaluation of the cut-and-carry met...
Kormawa, P.M.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Sanginga, N.
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[Economic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Economic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern Nigeria
The use of agroforestry systems in which pruning from trees is used to mulch the companion crops is an important area of research in the tropics. However, previous studies mostly evaluated the contribution of mulch to soil improvement and rarely examined the effect of mulch on weeds. Field experi...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria]
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Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria
Leaf extracts and mulch from 14 multipurpose trees were used to test their effects on maize germination, growth and yield. Maize germination was significantly reduced by leaf extracts of all species with increasing extract concentration. The most drastic reductions were caused by Gliricidia sepiu...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Sanginga, N.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[The effects of mulch from selected multipurpose trees on nitrogen nutrition, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays)]
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The effects of mulch from selected multipurpose trees on nitrogen nutrition, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays)
Kamara, A.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Akobundu, I.
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Chikoye, D.
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[The effect of mulch from three multipurpose trees on weed composition and biomass in maize]
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The effect of mulch from three multipurpose trees on weed composition and biomass in maize