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dc.contributor.authorSalako, F.K.
dc.contributor.authorLal, R.
dc.contributor.authorSwift, M.J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:33:35Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:33:35Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.identifier.citationSalako, F.K., Lal, R. & Swift, M.J. (1995). Intercropping oil palm (Elaeis guneensis) with cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) on windows and non-windows in southern Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 6(1), 47-60.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5745
dc.description.abstractYields of intercropped oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) were assessed at Okomu (6°25'N, 5°12'E), near Benin City, southern Nigeria. Yields were assessed during the fifth and sixth year after the establishment of oil palm. The annual yield of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) was 12.9 Mg/ha on windrows, and 8.5 Mg/ha on non-windrows. For Xanthosoma, the average annual yield of cormel was 11.3 Mg/ha on windrows, and 7.5 Mg/ha on non-windrows. The performance of Xanthosoma under the canopy shade was good and this suggests that it would tolerate oil palm shade at the early stages of palm establishment. Also, the oil palm yield was comparable with the expected average yield in the area. Owners of small-scale oil palm plantations in the region are encouraged to maximize land use and profit by intercropping oil palm with Xanthosoma during the first five years of palm establishment or when a shade-tolerant crop is required as an intercrop within the five years.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectYields
dc.subjectIntercropping
dc.subjectFruits
dc.titleIntercropping oil palm (Elaeis guneensis) with cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) on windows and nonwindows in southern Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationOhio State University
cg.contributor.affiliationTropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme, Kenya
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCrop Systems
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid105025
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1300/J064v06n0105


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