Achieving sustainable agricultural production under farmer conditions in maize-gliricidia intercropping in Salima District, central Malawi

Smallholder farmers in Malawi are faced with limited options for climate smart agriculture that would restore soil fertility and increase maize yield. Ten plots of maize intercropped with Gliricidia sepium (MIG) and 10 traditional sole-maize (TSM) plots (0.2 ha each) were studied under farmer condit...

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Main Author: Harrington Nyirenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019362929