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Grain Yields of Maize and the Nitrogen Contribution Following Stylosanthes Pasture in the Nigerian Subhumid Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. A. Mohamed Saleem  and
R. M. Otsyina
M. A. Mohamed Saleem
Affiliation:
International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), Subhumid Zone Programme, Kaduna, Nigeria
R. M. Otsyina
Affiliation:
International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), Subhumid Zone Programme, Kaduna, Nigeria
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Summary

Maize grain yields were significantly higher following one to three years of Stylosanthes than after natural fallow or repeated cropping. This demonstrates an important benefit of the forage legume in addition to its value as a ruminant feed supplement. The implications for the development of traditional agro-pastoral production systems are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 1986 , pp. 207 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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