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Best alley shrubs
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Best alley shrubs
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Researchers at the IITA (the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) Rwanda Farming Systems Research Project have conducted a three-year trial of five alley-shrubs to discover which of these (Calliandra calothyrsus, Cassia spectabilis, Leucaena leucocephala cv K-28m L.diversifolia cv K-156, and Sesbania sesban) had the most desirable characteristics for alley cropping. The qualities looked for are: test growth, pest resistance, deep-rooting, plentiful biomass production, and woody stems for firewood and stakes. Results suggest that all the species tested, except Sesbania, appear equally suitable for alley cropping m the high-altitude, semi-arid environment of Kagasa, Rwanda. Farmers' preferences among the species will be determined by the usefulness of their by- products for fuel and crop cultivation. The production of woody stems, for example (important in Rwanda where firewood is scarce), was highest from Calliandra. IITA Oyo Road PMB 532 Ibadan Oyo State NIGERIA Researchers at the IITA (the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) Rwanda Farming Systems Research Project have conducted a three-year trial of five alley-shrubs to discover which of these (Calliandra calothyrsus, Cassia spectabilis,... |
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1989
2014-10-08T13:15:58Z 2014-10-08T13:15:58Z |
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News Item
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CTA. 1989. Best alley shrubs. Spore 22. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45110 http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta22e/ |
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en
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Spore
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Open Access
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Spore
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