Synergistic effect of inorganic N and P fertilizers and organic inputs from Gliricidia sepium on productivity of intercropped maize in Southern Malawi

By F. Akinnifesi, W. Makumba, G. Sileshi, Olu Ajayi, David Mweta. Plant and Soil, 2007

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Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry

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1. F. Akinnifesi
2. Olu Ajayi
3. G. Sileshi
4. F. Sinclair
5. Brian Chiputwa
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Citations in the corpus

• Adoption of renewable soil fertility replenishment technologies in the southern African region: Lessons learnt and the way forward (2007, background): “Several authors have argued that there is potential for these two sources to complement each other and take advantage of the synergies between them (Akinnifesi et al. , 2007; Haggblade and Tembo, 2003; Ajayi et al. , 2003; Palm et al., 1997; Kumwenda et al., 1996).”
• Cropland Allocation Effects of Agricultural Input Subsidies in Malawi (2012, background): “The inorganic fertilizer provided by FISP coupons can help to increase nitrogen content of the soil, but synergistic effects of fertilizer application and legume cultivation achieve better soil maintenance (Akinnifesi, Makumba, & Kwesiga, 2006; Akinnifesi et al., 2007, 2009).”
• Evergreen Agriculture: a robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa (2010, background): “…Makoka Research Station, Malawi, yielded more than 5 t/ha in good years, and an average of 3.7 t/ha overall, in the absence of mineral fertilizers: that compared with an average of 0.5– 1.0 t/ha in control plots without Gliricidia or mineral fertilizer (Akinnifesi et al. 2007; Makumba et al. 2006).”
• Meta-analysis of maize yield response to woody and herbaceous legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (2008, background): “In the long run, this essentially becomes an intercropping system (Akinnifesi et al. 2007).”
• Effects of Nutrient Antagonism and Synergism on Yield and Fertilizer Use Efficiency (2017, background): “The synergism between N x P on corn was increased by intercropping with Gliricidia sepium, a leguminous tree (Akinnifesi et al. 2007).”
• Adoption of agroforestry and the impact on household food security among farmers in Malawi (2016, background): “These results provide evidence that fertilizer trees have an impact on food security in maize based food system as also attested by Akinnifesi et al. (2007, 2010).”
• Accurate crop yield predictions from modelling tree-crop interactions in gliricidia-maize agroforestry (2017, methodology): “Phosphorus was thought to be non-limiting to maize growth during the first few years of the experiment, but became co-limiting during the last few years (Akinnifesi et al., 2007).”