Growth and yield of maize alley cropped with Leucaena leucocephala and Faidherbia albida in Morogoro, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorCHAMSHAMA, S. A. O.
dc.contributor.authorMUGASHA, A. G.
dc.contributor.authorKLØVSTAD, A.
dc.contributor.authorHAVERAAEN, O.
dc.contributor.authorMALIONDO, S. M. S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-04T06:03:06Z
dc.date.available2022-03-04T06:03:06Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the effect of alley cropping of Leucaena leucocephala and Faidherbia albida on wood biomass, maize grain yield and soil nitrogen status. The treatments were: trees planted alone at 1 × 5 m spacing; trees intercropped with maize and a sole maize crop. Mulch biomass averaged 6.18 and 0.97 t ha−1 for L. leucocephala and F. albida, respectively. Corresponding wood production was 1.71 and 1.11 t ha−1. Both total N and inorganic N (NO − 3 –N plus + 4 –N) were higher under F. albida and lowest under L. leucocephala. Similarly, foliar N concentration in maize was higher in plots intercropped with F. albida and least in L. leucocephala intercropping. Maize grain yield was little affected by the tree intercrop as competition for resources was reduced through periodic pruning and clean weeding. There was no gain in maize grain yield due to the presence of L. leucocephala and F. albida. These results suggest that alley cropping in Gario is justified for wood production but not for increasing maize grain yield.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-4366
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3978
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishersen_US
dc.subjectfoliar nitrogen concentrationen_US
dc.subjectmulch biomassen_US
dc.subjectsoil nitrogen statusen_US
dc.subjectwood biomassen_US
dc.titleGrowth and yield of maize alley cropped with Leucaena leucocephala and Faidherbia albida in Morogoro, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006025005441en_US

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