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Growth and yield of groundnut, millet, and sesame alley-cropped with Acacia senegal in North and South Kordofan, Sudan. (225)

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Kamal E.M. Fadl
Agricultural Research Corporation, El Obeid Research Station, P.O. Box 429, El Obeid, Sudan
Jens Gebauer
Agricultural Research Corporation, Gezira Research Station, P.O. Box 126, Wad Medani, Sudan
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Keywords

Arachis hypogaea L.
Intercropping
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Semi-arid
Sesamum indicum L.
Soil conservation
Tree-crop interaction
Yield increase

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Growth and yield of groundnut, millet, and sesame alley-cropped with Acacia senegal in North and South Kordofan, Sudan. (225). (2005). Tropical Agriculture, 82(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1308
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of alley cropping of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.], and sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). The field experiments were conducted in North and South Kordofan, Sudan, in a 15-year-old A. senegal plantation. The results indicated that A. senegal trees had a beneficial effect on crop performance and yield at both experimental sites. Crop growth and yield were increased in the alley-cropping system. The highest yield increase was observed with sesame (56%) in South Kordofan. It is hypothesized that the beneficial effect was mainly due to the more favourable soil nutrient and water status under canopies, compared to that in the open field. The findings of the present investigation indicated that alley cropping, as a form of agro-forestry, is a feasible farming practice in North and South Kordofan.
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