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

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dc.creatorCHAMSHAMA, S. A. O.
dc.creatorMUGASHA, A. G.
dc.creatorKLØVSTAD, A.
dc.creatorHAVERAAEN, O.
dc.creatorMALIONDO, S. M. S.
dc.date2022-03-04T06:03:06Z
dc.date2022-03-04T06:03:06Z
dc.date1998
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:52:20Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:52:20Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
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dc.identifier0167-4366
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3978
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92451
dc.languageen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers
dc.subjectfoliar nitrogen concentration
dc.subjectmulch biomass
dc.subjectsoil nitrogen status
dc.subjectwood biomass
dc.titleGrowth and yield of maize alley cropped with Leucaena leucocephala and Faidherbia albida in Morogoro, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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