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dc.contributor.authorKormawa, P.M.
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.Y.
dc.contributor.authorJutzi, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorSanginga, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:26:47Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:26:47Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationKormawa, P.M., Kamara, A.Y., Jutzi, S.C. & Sanginga, N. (1999). Economic evaluation of using mulch from multi-purpose trees in maize-based production systems in south-western Nigeria. Experimental Agriculture, 35(1), 101-109
dc.identifier.issn0014-4797
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/4742
dc.description.abstractCutting and carrying of mulch from established tree plots is an alternative to in situ mulch in agroforestry systems. Through the cut-and-carry method, the undesirable e ects of tree-crop competition characterized by in situ mulching can be avoided. An economic evaluation of the cut-and-carry method of providing nutrients for maize production was carried out based on investigations in south-western Nigeria. The results showed that the use of mulch from multipurpose trees (MPTs) through the cut-and-carry method contributed to higher maize grain yields than those obtained with fertilizer or in the untreated controls. However, because of high labour requirements and scarcity of land in the study area, providing nutrients for crop production by this method is unpro®table both in the short and the long term. This may serve as a constraint for the adoption of this technology by farmers. Alternative options requiring less labour and land requirements should be investigated in the quest to replace shifting cultivation.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMulches
dc.subjectMaize
dc.titleEconomic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Hohenheim
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Kassel
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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