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
Cash crops are developing in the once forested areas of Indonesia in parallel with market and economic improvements. Perennial crops such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber were first planted in estates by private or public companies. Local people then integrated these crops into their farming systems,...
Feintrenie, L.
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Schwarze, S.
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Levang, P.
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[Are local people conservationists? Analysis of transition dynamics from agroforests to monoculture plantations in Indonesia]
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Are local people conservationists? Analysis of transition dynamics from agroforests to monoculture plantations in Indonesia
Six-week-old wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum) grown in pots with an alfisol soil with vertic properties and mulched at a rate equivalent to 10 t ha-1 with leaf prunings of Grevillea robusta, Erythrina abyssinica. Gliricidia sepium, Albizia schimperiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia polyacantha, Leu...
Anthofer, J.
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Hanson, Jean
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Plant nutrient supply from nine agroforestry tree species to wheat (Triticum aestivum) analysed by vector diagnosis]
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Plant nutrient supply from nine agroforestry tree species to wheat (Triticum aestivum) analysed by vector diagnosis
Shifting cultivation, which is still prevalent in the uplands of eastern Bangladesh, contributes significantly to forest loss and is the main cause of land degradation. This paper presents the causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its potential land use alternatives. The analysis pr...
Rahman, S.A.
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Rahman, M.F.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh]
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Causes and consequences of shifting cultivation and its alternative in the hill tracts of eastern Bangladesh
Caudill, S.A.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Husband, T.P.
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[Connecting sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation: Does shade coffee provide habitat for mammals?]
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Connecting sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation: Does shade coffee provide habitat for mammals?
Malawi is a land-locked country in southern Africa. Three-fourths of Malawi’s 13 million people rely on smallholder agriculture for their livelihoods. Increasing population, accelerating deforestation, poor soil and water management, and increasing poverty and land degradation directly impact the...
Beedy, Tracy
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Kundhlande G
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Chiundu G
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Simons AJ
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[Scaling up agroforestry to achieve food security and environmental protection among smallholder farmers in Malawi]
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Scaling up agroforestry to achieve food security and environmental protection among smallholder farmers in Malawi
Land-use options that increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of contemporary societies are fundamental to livelihood improvement and adaptation to environmental change. Agroforestry as a traditional land-use adaptation may potentially support livelihood improvement through simultaneous prod...
Leaves of nine agroforestry tree species (Grevillea robusta. Erythrina abyssinica, Gliricidia sepium, Albizia schimperiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia polyacantha, Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena pallida and Entada abyssinica) were compared in a glasshouse incubation experiment under natural tempera...
Anthofer, J.
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Hanson, Jean
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Nitrogen mineralization pattern of agroforestry tree leaves under tropical highland conditions]
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Nitrogen mineralization pattern of agroforestry tree leaves under tropical highland conditions
Siles, P.
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Bustamante, O.
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Valdivia, E.
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Burkhardt, J.
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Staver, Charles
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[Photosynthetic performance of banana (''Gros Michel'', AAA) under a natural shade gradient]
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Photosynthetic performance of banana (''Gros Michel'', AAA) under a natural shade gradient
Discusses the potential of leguminous trees to increase crop-livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Describes major management issues influencing tree introduction and contributions to the system. Gives a detailed account of the management techniques suitable for different agro-ecological zo...
Tothill, J.C.
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[Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains]
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Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains