Positive results of coconut/acacia intercropping for nitrogen, potassium and magnesium restoration.
Abstract
In trial plots set up in 1986 in Cote d'Ivoire, the coconut hybrid PB 121 was intercropped with Acacia mangium or A. auriculiformis. The coconuts were planted at 108 palms/ha in the intercropped plots and at 160 palms/ha in monoculture controls. TheAcacia trees were cut back to 1.5 m in height every 4 years; trunks were removed but leaves and small branches were left on the ground. It was estimated that after a year, A. mangium restored 80% of the K, 25% of the Mg and 20% of the N originally immobilized to the soil, while A. auriculiformis restored 95% of the K, 60% of the Mg and 35% of the N. Although A. mangium produced more biomass than A. auriculiformis, residues of the latter seemed to decompose more readily and restored nutrients to the soilmore rapidly. Coconut yields/palm in 199394 were significantly higher with either of the intercrops than in coconutonly plots supplied with N fertilizer. Yields per ha in the same year were increased from 3500 nuts in coconut monoculture without additional fertilizer to 8000 nuts in the intercropped plots. It was concluded that these woody legumes provide a sustainable alternative to N fertilizer application and also provide a supply of wood for domestic use. In trial plots set up in 1986 in Cote d'Ivoire, the coconut hybrid PB 121 was intercropped with Acacia mangium or A. auriculiformis. The coconuts were planted at 108 palms/ha in the intercropped plots and at 160 palms/ha in monoculture controls. TheAcacia trees were cut back to 1.5 m in height every 4 years; trunks were removed but leaves and small branches were left on the ground. It was estimated that after a year, A. mangium restored 80% of the K, 25% of the Mg and 20% of the N originally immobilized to the soil, while A. auriculiformis restored 95% of the K, 60% of the Mg and 35% of the N. Although A. mangium produced more biomass than A. auriculiformis, residues of the latter seemed to decompose more readily and restored nutrients to the soilmore rapidly. Coconut yields/palm in 199394 were significantly higher with either of the intercrops than in coconutonly plots supplied with N fertilizer. Yields per ha in the same year were increased from 3500 nuts in coconut monoculture without additional fertilizer to 8000 nuts in the intercropped plots. It was concluded that these woody legumes provide a sustainable alternative to N fertilizer application and also provide a supply of wood for domestic use.
In trial plots set up in 1986 in Cote d'Ivoire, the coconut hybrid PB 121 was intercropped with Acacia mangium or A. auriculiformis. The coconuts were planted at 108 palms/ha in the intercropped plots and at 160 palms/ha in monoculture controls. TheAcacia trees were cut back to 1.5 m in height every 4 years; trunks were removed but leaves and small branches were left on the ground. It was estimated that after a year, A. mangium restored 80% of the K, 25% of the Mg and 20% of the N originally immobilized to the soil, while A. auriculiformis restored 95% of the K, 60% of the Mg and 35% of the N. Although A. mangium produced more biomass than A. auriculiformis, residues of the latter seemed to decompose more readily and restored nutrients to the soilmore rapidly. Coconut yields/palm in 199394 were significantly higher with either of the intercrops than in coconutonly plots supplied with N fertilizer. Yields per ha in the same year were increased from 3500 nuts in coconut monoculture without additional fertilizer to 8000 nuts in the intercropped plots. It was concluded that these woody legumes provide a sustainable alternative to N fertilizer application and also provide a supply of wood for domestic use.
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agroforestry systems
agroforestry
agrosilvicultural systems
Coconut
Cote d'Ivoire
cropping systems
forest trees
green manures
intercropping
magnesium
multipurpose trees
nitrogen fertilizers
nitrogen
plant nutrition
potassium
pruning
soil chemistry
soil fertility
tropical crops
Agroforestry systems
Agroforestry
Coconut
Cropping systems
Green manure crops
Intercropping
Magnesium
Multipurpose trees
Nitrogen fertilizers
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Plants
Plants
Potassium
Pruning
Pruning
Soil chemistry
Soil fertility
Soils
Tropical crops
Food.
agroforestry systems
agroforestry
agrosilvicultural systems
Coconut
Cote d'Ivoire
cropping systems
forest trees
green manures
intercropping
magnesium
multipurpose trees
nitrogen fertilizers
nitrogen
plant nutrition
potassium
pruning
soil chemistry
soil fertility
tropical crops
Agroforestry systems
Agroforestry
Coconut
Cropping systems
Green manure crops
Intercropping
Magnesium
Multipurpose trees
Nitrogen fertilizers
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Plants
Plants
Potassium
Pruning
Pruning
Soil chemistry
Soil fertility
Soils
Tropical crops
Food.
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