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
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 plant LEUCAENA (Leucaena leucocephala) is a legume very promissory for the Colombian tropical zones like: combustible, forage`s productive, wood, land`s improvement, erosion`s control, stabilizer of bell of a water and human`s food. Several farmers and pertaining to cattle, specially in Tolim...
Sánchez Neira, Pedro
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[Leucaena (Leucocephala- Lam De Wit) una leguminosa promisoria para Colombia]
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Leucaena (Leucocephala- Lam De Wit) una leguminosa promisoria para Colombia
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
Determines whether small quantity of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with phosphorus will enhance rapid early growth of Leucaena leucocephala, especially, on the highly weathered, low organic matter and low available P soils; and concludes that fertilizer N and P application increased growth r...
Cobbina, J.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol
The effect of feeding Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements on intake, digestibility and liveweight changes was evaluated using 102 male Ethiopian highland sheep in a 90-day trial. Teff straw (Eragrostis tef) was fed ad libitum (control d...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep]
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Effect of feeding graded levels of Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida, Sesbania sesban and Chamaecytisus palmensis supplements to teff straw given to Ethiopian highland sheep
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of supplementation with fodder tree leaves on the utilization of teff straw. This was aimed at testing the hypothesis that forage supplements (e.g. sesbania) that disappear faster from the rumen compared with those that disappear slowly (eg...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Tuah, A.K.
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[Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Graded levels of Sesbania sesban and Leucaena leucocephala as supplements to teff straw fed to Ethiopian Menz sheep
Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of incremental levels of Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia) and Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) on forage intake, diet apparent digestibility, microbial nitrogen supply and live-weight changes in cattle. In each experiment, 20 intact and five f...
Abdulrazak, S.A.
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Muinga, R.W.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Orskov, E.R.
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[The effects of supplementation with Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala forage on intake, digestion and live-weight gains of Bos taurus X Bos indicus steers offered Napier grass]
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The effects of supplementation with Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala forage on intake, digestion and live-weight gains of Bos taurus X Bos indicus steers offered Napier grass