Relay-intercropping of sunnhemp and cowpea into a smallholder maize system in Zimbabwe

By P. Jeranyama, O. Hesterman, S. Waddington, R. Harwood. 2000

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Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya. (2010, background): “The integration of legumes in maize-based systems can partially counter N losses through atmospheric N fixation, but basal N application remains indispensable (Jerenyama et al., 2000; Giller, 2001).”
• Cotton–cowpea intercropping and its N2 fixation capacity improves yield of a subsequent maize crop under Zimbabwean rain-fed conditions (2006, background): “In rotation, legume residues have a longer time to decompose as compared to intercropping releasing more N that lead to better yield of the following cereal ( Jeranyama et al. 2000 ).”
• LONG-TERM YIELD SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL RETURNS FROM GRAIN LEGUME–MAIZE INTERCROPS ON A SANDY SOIL IN SUBHUMID NORTH CENTRAL ZIMBABWE (2007, background): “Jeranyama et al. (2000) measured an 8–27 % increase in unfertilized maize grain yields following maize intercropped with cowpea or sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea) under simulated smallholder management and inputs on a loamy sand soil at Domboshava, near Harare.”
• Intercropping based on cauliflower: more productive, profitable and highly sustainable (2005, background): “…favours the maintenance of the intercropping systems, due to an positive effect on soil conservation and improvement of soil fertility (Jarenyama et al., 2000), more stable yields of intercropping systems using natural resources more effectively (Horwith, 1985), and its great…”
• Sunn-hemp utilized as a legume cover crop for corn production (2005, background): “A tropical legume that has been investigated as a green manure crop and as an intercrop for corn produc tion in the tropics is sunn-hemp (Lales and Mabbayad, 1983; Jeranyama et al., 2000).”
• Improving weed management and crop productivity in maize systems in Zimbabwe (2004, background): “At current fertilizer costs, most smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe w maize with little NPK fertilizer (Jeranyama et al., 2000).”
• LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF FALL ARMYWORM (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) ON DIFFERENT COVER CROP PLANTS (2004, background): “Benefits of cover crops in regards to biomass production, nitrogen yield, and crop yield have been shown for both large vegetable production systems (Creamer & Baldwin 2000) and small subsistence farming systems (Jeranyama et al. 2000).”