A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya.

By Prof Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, P. Pypers, D. Mugendi, J. Kung’u, J. Mugwe, R. Merckx, B. Vanlauwe. 2010

288 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry, Plant Science

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In Agronomy and Crop Science

1. K. Giller
2. L. Rusinamhodzi
3. Marc Corbeels
4. P. Tittonell

In Plant Science

1. K. Giller
2. L. Rusinamhodzi

Citations in the corpus

• Maize-grain legume intercropping is an attractive option for ecological intensification that reduces climatic risk for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique (2012, background): “Myaka et al. (2006) reported that increased circulation of organic matter due to pigeonpea had a likely longterm effect on soil quality.”