Agroforestry

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“…Details of different uses and applications of Sesbania tchadica (Sesbania Sesban) are shown in Table 2. Whole tree (Sileshi et al, 2008) (Sileshi et al, 2014) Cultivated in rotation with cotton to enhance nitrogen fertility and improve soil condition Whole tree (Curasson, 1956) (Rochester et al, 2001) The production of nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium potassium by foliar biomass Sesbania, being an aquatic plant, can also be grown together with rice to suppress weeds Whole tree Bark (Mohammed Abbas et al, 2001) (Singh et al, 2007) Improved fallows and as herbaceous cover crops Whole tree (Dagar andTewari, 2017) (Nair, 1993) If used as a supplement, it may improve the cow"s health and shorten the calving interval.…”

Section: Biophysical Limitsmentioning

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Ecology, Morphology, Distribution, and Use of Sesbania tchadica (Sesbania Sesban) from the Republic of Chad: A Review

Mahamat

Younes

Otchom

et al. 2021

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This study on the leguminous plant Sesbania tchadica has made it possible to highlight its description, specification and identification in N'Djamena region S. tchadica (Sesbania Sesban Merr. (L)) is an annual tree that measures more than 4 meters in height. This species is abundant especially in Ndjamena. In most of the district of Ndjamena, S. tchadica was the most common type. S. tchadica shows a rapid early growth and grows well in various soils especially sandy siltstone and silty shale. The local inhabitants use the species in many ways: as a medicine, a livestock feed, for improving soil fertility, for fuelwood and to repel desert encroachment. In this study, various academic publishing websites like Science Direct, Springer Nature, some online international plant databases, and other national data herbaria from the republic of Chad were used to identify, describe and summarize the research literature on Sesbania Sesban. This paper also describes the morphological characteristics observed in Sesbania Sesban from the republic of Chad and its taxonomy to assist in future program evaluations.

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Section: Biophysical Limitsmentioning

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“…Continuous maize crops gave only 1.5 t ha-1 (Anonymous, 1985). Shrubs (mostly legumes) and annual crops may be grown together and the shrubs retained as fallows for 2-3 years to improve the soil (Dagar and Tewari, 2017). Afterwards, crops are grown (Kwesiga et al, 1999).…”

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Ecology, Morphology, Distribution, and Use of Sesbania tchadica (Sesbania Sesban) from the Republic of Chad: A Review

Mahamat

Younes

Otchom

et al. 2021

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“…Smallholder farmers take to a plethora of agroforestry practices for diverse social, economic and agro-ecological reasons [2,12,13,16,26,36,43,[45][46][47]49]. However, the peculiarity of this study lies in the fact that it identified the agroforestry practices of smallholder farmers faced with the adversities of climate variability and change.…”

Section: Agroforestry Practices Of Smallholder Farmers Faced With Climate Variability and Changementioning

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Climate-Smart Practices of Smallholder Farmers in Cameroon Confronted with Climate Variability and Change: The Example of Agroforestry

2020

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Faced with the adverse effects of climate variability and change (CVC), agro-ecological farming practices like agroforestry are crucial especially for smallholder farmers who are extremely vulnerable. It was within this context that this study appraised smallholder farmers' agroforestry practices faced with climate change adversities. Biophysical and socioeconomic data were collected from ten villages in Cameroon. Findings showed that climate parameters have experienced significant fluctuations in the past five decades. Smallholder farmers practice several agroforestry practices and integrate a plethora of tree/shrub species on agroforestry plots in order to adapt to climate change. Six main types of agroforestry trees/ shrub species (trees/shrubs used for fuelwood, fruits, building materials, fodder, soil improvement, medicines) were integrated by smallholder farmers within agroforestry plots. T test and Chi-square test statistics indicated a strong noncausal relationship between explanatory variables (institutional and socio-economic attributes) and smallholder farmers' agroforestry practicing decision faced with CVC. Logistic regression showed that a strong positive causal relationship exists between four explanatory variables (age of household head, access to information, access to credit and degree of vulnerability) and smallholder farmers' agroforestry practicing decision faced with CVC. The study therefore recommends that institutional and socio-economic factors (credit facilities and reliable information) fostering smallholder farmers' practice of agroforestry faced with CVC should be provided by governmental and non-governmental agencies in order to enhance the odds of smallholder farmers practicing agroforestry faced with the adverse effects of CVC.

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“…Agroforestry can be instrumental in counteracting land degradation/desertification, promoting biodiversity, alleviating poverty and associated injustices, providing ecosystem services, and mitigating the impact of climate change (Dagar and Tewari, 2017;Udawatta and Jose, 2021). It has also been proven to be able to increase crop yields (Kuyah et al, 2019;Piato et al, 2020;Koutouleas et al, 2022).…”

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Effects of agroforestry on grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.)—A global meta-analysis

Baier

Gross

Thevs

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Maize cropping systems, the world's most important cropping systems in terms of production volume, are responsible for many environmental problems, such as soil degradation and erosion. This calls for sustainable practises that enable environment-friendly production while generating sufficient output, as farmers and consumers worldwide depend on adequate yields. Agroforestry can offer solutions to both of these pressing concerns—food insecurity and adverse environmental impacts of intensive maize cultivation. This meta-analysis investigated the effects of agroforestry on maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield under different environmental and management regimes on a global scale. It is based on 1,215 pairwise data entries from 95 peer-reviewed studies. Overall, agroforestry increased median maize yields by 0.24 Mg ha−1 (7%) compared to tree/hedgerow-free maize monocultures. In subtropical and tropical regions, the median yield increment under agroforestry was 0.30 Mg ha−1 (+16%), and the best results were achieved using broadleaved trees (+0.42 Mg ha−1, +53%), especially N-fixing tree species (+0.56 Mg ha−1, +60%). Maize yields responded very well to the addition of tree prunings to the soil of the maize crop (+0.48 Mg ha−1, +24%). Rotating maize with other crops was beneficial if the intermediate crop is able to fix atmospheric N (+0.28 Mg ha−1, +13%). We found that hedgerow planting densities of at least 5,000 woody perennials ha−1 are required for the positive impacts of agroforestry on maize yields to take effect, and these effects increased with both tree age (+1.17 Mg ha−1, +48% under trees 11–15 years of age) and time under agroforestry (+0.85 Mg ha−1, 81% in response to >15 continuous maize seasons under agroforestry). In addition, they were particularly pronounced on sandy soils (+0.46 Mg ha−1, +23%), moderately acidic soils of pH 5–6 (+0.67 Mg ha−1, +35%), soils with <0.5 g kg−1 N (+1.19 Mg ha−1, +81%), soils with a plant-available water holding capacity <10 mm dm−1 (+1.10 Mg ha−1, +44%), and hyper-arid conditions (+0.60 Mg ha−1, +35%). These findings prove that if designed with due regard for local conditions and crop/tree species characteristics, agroforestry can be a powerful tool to increase food security and the sustainability of maize production systems.

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Agroforestry

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Ecology, Morphology, Distribution, and Use of Sesbania tchadica (Sesbania Sesban) from the Republic of Chad: A Review

Ecology, Morphology, Distribution, and Use of Sesbania tchadica (Sesbania Sesban) from the Republic of Chad: A Review

Climate-Smart Practices of Smallholder Farmers in Cameroon Confronted with Climate Variability and Change: The Example of Agroforestry

Effects of agroforestry on grain yield of maize (Zea mays L.)—A global meta-analysis

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