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Alley cropping versus fertilizer

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • Africa
  • World
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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CTA. 1986. Alley cropping versus fertilizer. Spore 1. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

A research team from the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria says that alley cropping can help maintain soil productivity, without the use of fertilizers. Alley cropping involves planting crops in 'alleys' of...

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