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Corralling, planting density, and N fertilizer rate effect on soil properties, weed diversity, and maize yield

dc.contributor.authorAbdul Rahman, N.
dc.contributor.authorLarbi, Asamoah
dc.contributor.authorOpoku, A.
dc.contributor.authorTetteh, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorHoeschle-Zeledon, I.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:26:27Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-21
dc.identifier.citationAbdul Rahman, N., Larbi, A., Opoku, A., Tetteh, F.M. & Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. (2018). Corralling, planting density, and N fertilizer rate effect on soil properties, weed diversity, and maize yield. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1-18.
dc.identifier.issn2168-3565
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4611
dc.description.abstractThe interaction effect of stocking density of sheep and goat corralling (SDSG), maize planting density (MPD), and N fertilizer rate (NFR) on soil properties, weed diversity, and maize yield were evaluated on-farm in a smallholder maize-livestock farming system of Northern Ghana during the 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons. A split-split plot design replicated on eight farms was used to study the effect of three SDSG (0, 70, and 140 head ha−1), three MPD (66 667, 100 000, and 133 333 plants ha−1), and three NFR (0–40-40, 60–40-40, and 90–40-40 NPK kg ha−1). The SDSG at 70 and 140 head ha−1 increased (P < 0.01) soil chemical and biological properties and weed diversity compared with the control in both cropping seasons. Maize growth, yield and yield components, and weed biomass were affected (P < 0.05) by the SDSG, MPD, and NFR interactions. Maize-livestock farmers with smaller flock size could use SDSG at 70 head ha−1 with NFR at 90 kg ha−1, whilst those with large flock size could stock at 140 head ha−1 with NFR at 60 kg ha−1 and MPD at 133 333 plants ha−1 for increased maize yield and weed management.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-18
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDensity
dc.subjectLand Preparation
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectMaize
dc.titleCorralling, planting density, and N fertilizer rate effect on soil properties, weed diversity, and maize yield
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.creator.identifierIrmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon: 0000-0002-2530-6554
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.journalAgroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid101027
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2018.1516264


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