Farmer experimentation to assess the potential of legumes in maize ...

The evaluation and adoption of annual legumes by smallholder ...

Farmer experimentation to assess the potential of legumes in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi. Risk management project working paper 02–02. México ...

maize-legume rotations improve soil health and crop productivity

Joint farmer-researcher experimentation is at the heart of the MET approach. The project will assess the potential for farmer research networks to build farmers ...

Farmer managed research to assess legume intercropping in ...

... potential to improve sustainability, productivity and profitability ... maize based CA farming systems in two semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe. The ...

Legume-maize rotation effect on maize productivity and soil fertility ...

Inclusion of legumes in cropping systems is essential for sustainable management of farming systems and reducing the nitrogen (N) fertilizer ...

rotational effects of grain legumes on maize performance in the rift ...

had the potential of improving maize grain yield through enhanced ... Experimental Agriculture 34:73-83. Ojiem, J.O., Ransom, J.K., Odongo, O.M. ...

social ecological modeling for maize-legume systems across Africa

Cultivating maize-cowpea intercropping systems is a relatively new technology (to conserve soil and control Striga) in Malawi, as recent studies have found ...

Legume Integration Augments the Forage Productivity and Quality in ...

Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the forage yield and nutritional quality of maize (Zea mays L.) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in mono- ...

How to best integrate legumes in maize production systems

These include: slope, presence of legume trees in the vicinity of the plots, and field-level soil water management by farmers (e.g. bunds). As ...

Transition to legume-supported farming in Europe through ...

However, since our analysis focused only on the level of cropping systems, it did not consider the potential of changes in farming systems and value chains.

The Three Sisters of Indigenous American Agriculture

The beans contributed nitrogen to the soil, and the cornstalks served as bean poles. Between the rows, the farmers cultivated a low-growing crop such as squash ...

Soil Improvements With Legumes | Soils, Fertility and Nutrients

Sweetclover and most other forage legumes have small seeds, thus they will only emerge from shallow depth (less than 1 inch). Any preseeding tillage should be ...

Uptake of technology and competitiveness of legume production in ...

To evaluate the level of knowledge in N2Africa disseminated technology among legume farmers as an indicator of the potential technology uptake in the study area ...

Comparing cover crop research in farmer-led and ... - Frontiers

Both types of experiments included trials evaluating cash crop planting timing and planting rates. Farmer-led experiments involved a diverse ...

Identification of best maize-legume based cropping systems under ...

maize grain yield and the sum of value with maize ... On-farm experimentation on conservation agriculture in maize-legume based cropping systems in kenya: water.

Staff Publications - WUR Library

This thesis focused on fine-tuning maize-legume intercropping systems in different agro-ecological zones, by working towards striking a balance between ...

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Grain ...

experiments that test and demonstrate the impact of variations in farmer-recommended ... We are contacting potential information providers to assess their ...

Comparing cover crop research in farmer-led and researcher-led ...

None of the on-farm experiments reported individually evaluating brassicas and only a limited few worked with monoculture legumes, while ...

The productive performance of intercropping - PNAS

... assess its potential in modern agriculture and inform policymakers. ... maize/legume, maize/nonlegume, and nonmaize/legume intercrops, SI ...

Evaluation of Intercropping Legume Covers with Maize on Soil ...

Therefore, for maximum maize production, farmers in the area should plant maize with a combination of vetch and lablab. Additionally, farmers ...

Estimating an N-Credit From Legume Cover Crops

Nitrogen availability to a corn crop following clover or alfalfa is mostly a function of two factors: 1) nitrogen fixed by the cover and 2) ...