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Effects on the Yield and Growth of a Young Compact Arabica Coffee Hybrid of Intercropping with Food Crops in Three Agro-ecozones in Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. M. Njoroge  and
J. K. Kimemia
J. M. Njoroge
Affiliation:
Coffee Research Foundation, PO Box 4, Ruiru, Kenya
J. K. Kimemia
Affiliation:
Coffee Research Foundation, PO Box 4, Ruiru, Kenya
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Summary

The intercropping of a young compact Arabica coffee hybrid with food crops was studied in three coffee growing areas in Kenya. Intercropping with Irish potatoes, dry beans, tomatoes, cabbages, kale, carrots, finger millet, sorghum or soyabeans was feasible in suitable coffee ecological zones. Intercropping with maize or sweet potatoes was not feasible because of their adverse effects on coffee growth in the early stages of coffee establishment, which led to substantial reductions in coffee yield.

Siembra simultánea de café arábica con cultivos de comestibles

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 49 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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