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Conventional Cropping Systems for Alfisols and Some Implications for Agroforestry Systems

author(s) Willey, R W - Reddy, M S - Natarajan, M
from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
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Willey, R W and Reddy, M S and Natarajan, M (1983) Conventional Cropping Systems for Alfisols and Some Implications for Agroforestry Systems. In: Consultants' Workshop on the State of the Art and Management Alternatives for Optimizing the Productivity of SAT Alfisols and Related Soils, 1-3 Dec 1983, Patancheru, A.P. (India)
Conventional Cropping Systems for Alfisols and Some Implications for Agroforestry Systems

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Abstract

ICRISAT's work on conventional annual cropping2048systems for Alfisols is summarized, and the implications for agroforestry systems examined. The importance of intercropping system is emphasized as a means of increasing cropping intensity above that of a sole crop. Data from sorghum/pigeonpea and millet/groundnut intercropping systems are presented to illustrate the concepts of

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