Phenotypic nutrient up-take differences in an alley cropping system in semi-arid Machakos, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMugendi, D.N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-23T08:14:40Z
dc.date.available2014-05-23T08:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-01
dc.description.abstractAlley cropping of Cassia siamea and maize was studied in semi-arid Kenya for soil fertility improvement. Katumani composite maize was planted except in the short rains of 1988 (SR88) when a hybrid variety was sown. Therefore the grain yield per row increased differently in the alley cropped maize (CM). Sole maize (SM) and CM yields were higher in SR88 than in the long rains of 1988 (LR88) by 62% and 38%, while yields from the same treatments in LR89 were only 21% and 45% of those in SR88. These differences in relative maize yields are attributed to differences between the two maize varieties in competition under nutrient stress conditions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Environmental Sciences Volume 13, Number 2/2001en_US
dc.identifier.issn1001-0742
dc.identifier.issn1878-7320
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9596
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIOS Pressen_US
dc.subjectalley croppingen_US
dc.subjectCassia siameaen_US
dc.subjectmaize nutrientsen_US
dc.subjectsemi-arid conditionen_US
dc.subjectsoil moistureen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectmaize yielden_US
dc.titlePhenotypic nutrient up-take differences in an alley cropping system in semi-arid Machakos, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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