Kaya, B and Niang, A and Tabo, R and Bationo, A (2007) Performance evaluation of various agroforestry species used in short duration improved fallows to enhance soil fertility and sorghum yields in Mali. In: Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities. Springer, Netherlands, pp. 547-556. ISBN 978-1-4020-5759-5
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Abstract
The general soil fertility and crop yield decline constraints have guided the Malian agricultural research institute (Institut d’ Economie Rurale, IER), the Sahel Program of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to join efforts and undertake research activities aimed at mitigating the constraints in Mali. Thus, from the year 2000, 14 different trees and shrubs are being tested in improved fallow systems to find which ones perform best to replenish soils and improve crop yields. The results have (i) identified most suited species for 1 or 2 yr improved fallows, (ii) determined their impact on sorghum grain yields and (iii) documented the remnant effects of their impact on soil fertility and crop yields...
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agroforestry species; natural resources management; remnant effects; residues; Sahel; soil fertility; sorghum |
| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2013 06:23 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2013 08:34 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/7002 |
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