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020 _a978-1-80062-160-2
020 _a978-1-78924-835-7 (Online)
024 8 _ahttps://doi.org/10.1079/9781800621602.0003
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041 _aeng
100 1 _aChikowo, R.
_8001713580
_gSustainable Agrifood Systems
_93959
245 1 0 _aChapter 3. Cereal–legume cropping systems for enhanced productivity, food security, and resilience
260 _aUnited Kingdom :
_bCAB International,
_c2022.
500 _aOpen Access
520 _aThis chapter presents four approaches to the integration of legumes (such as soyabean, groundnut, and cowpea) in maize-dominated systems, through intercropping, efficient spatial arrangements, and legume-cereal sequences: (i) grain legume-maize rotations for increased yield stability on smallholder farms, (ii) 'doubled-up' legume technology for soil fertility maintenance and human nutrition, (iii) innovative maize-common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) intercropping and fertilizer application for improved productivity, (iv) targeted cropping sequences (rotations adapted to farm size limitations and farmer goals) and associated elements for sustainable intensification on small farms. The first three technologies are based specifically on legumes that smallholder farmers can introduce to increase the productivity of their farms. The fourth demonstrates how different legume-based technologies can be integrated on farms with different resources, allowing farmers to diversify and intensify their production in a sustainable manner.
546 _aText in English
650 7 _aCropping systems
_2AGROVOC
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650 7 _aIntercropping
_2AGROVOC
_96135
650 7 _aCropping patterns
_2AGROVOC
_91067
650 7 _aLegumes
_2AGROVOC
_91963
650 7 _aMaize
_2AGROVOC
_91173
651 7 _aEast Africa
_2AGROVOC
_94387
651 7 _aSouthern Africa
_2AGROVOC
_91954
700 1 _aChirwa, R.
_98970
700 1 _aSnapp, S.S.
_8001712907
_gSustainable Agrifood Systems
_97149
773 0 _tSustainable Agricultural Intensification: A Handbook for Practitioners in East and Southern Africa
_g p. 33-47
_dUnited Kingdom : CAB International, 2022.
_z978-1-80062-160-2
856 4 _yOpen Access through DSpace
_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/35413
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