Maize-grain legume intercropping for enhanced resource use efficiency and crop productivity in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana

Kermah, M.; Franke, A.C.; Adjei‐Nsiah, S.; D. K. Ahiabor, B.; Clement Abaidoo, Robert; Giller, K.E.

doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2017.07.008

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Maize-grain legume intercropping for enhanced resource use efficiency and crop productivity in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana

Published in Field Crops Research • Aug 10, 2017

Authors:

M. Kermah

A.C. Franke

S. Adjei‐Nsiah

Abstract

Smallholder farmers in the Guinea savanna practise cereal-legume intercropping to mitigate risks of crop failure in mono-cropping. The productivity of cereal-legume intercrops could be influenced by the spatial arrangement of the intercrops and the soil fertility status. Knowledge on the effect of s...

Subject

Intercropping

Productivity

Legume

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