Intercropping Ethiopian <i>Trifolium</i> Species with Wheat

Kahurananga, J.

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“…Research on intercropping in tropical conditions has been carried out on various continents and in a number of crops (Abdel Magid et al, 1991;Altieri et al, 1977;Andow, 1991;Anonymous, 1977;Buranday & Raros, 1975;Kahurananga, 1991;Satpathy et al, 1977;Singh & Singh, 1978;van Rheenen et al, 1981;Vandermeer, 1989).…”

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Effects of intercropping white cabbage with clovers on pest infestation and yield

Theunissen

Booij

Lotz³

1995

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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During two consecutive years the effects of intercropping fresh market white cabbage with two species of clover on pest populations and yield were studied. White cabbage cv. Minicole was intercropped with Trifolium repens (white clover) and Trifolium subterraneum (subterranean clover) as compared to the monocrop. During the season observations were made on pest population developments, especially of Mamestra brassicae L. (cabbage moth), Brevicoryne brassicae L. (cabbage aphid), Delia brassicae L. (cabbage root fly), and evaluation of caterpillar feeding injury. At harvest the yield in quantity and quality was determined to be able to assess the gross financial result. Intercropping effects in terms of suppression of oviposition and larval populations of various pests were found. Although no pesticides were used and competition reduced the weight, the quality of the intercropped cabbages lead to a better financial result compared to the monocropped cabbage crop. The results are discussed in the perspective of the practical implications in the context of IPM.

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Effects of intercropping white cabbage with clovers on pest infestation and yield

Theunissen

Booij

Lotz³

1995

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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“…Two trials to assess such effects on wheat straw produced on Vertisols using broad beds and furrows (Jutzi et al, 1987) were run in 1988 and 1989. The effect of undersowing with legumes on the nutritive value of crop residues was also studied because successful inter-cropping of wheat with legumes in the Ethiopian highlands has been reported by Kahurananga (1991) and Tedla etal. (1992).…”

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Effects of Variety, Altitude, and Undersowing with Legumes on the Nutritive Value of Wheat Straw

Schulthess¹,

Tedla²,

Mohamed-Saleem³

et al. 1995

Ex. Agric.

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SUMMARYWheat was planted at different altitudes in the Ethiopian highlands. Increased altitude led to a lower neutral detergent fibre (NDF) content and a higher in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) of the leaf blades, leaf sheaths and stems. The varieties tested did not differ in NDF content, however, because of the improved NDF digestibility of all three straw fractions. The semi-dwarf varieties had a higher IVOMD than the standard tall wheats. The local durum wheat variety showed a much higher sodium content and a more favourable Na:K ratio. Undersowing with an equal mixture of Trifolium ruepellianum (Fres.) and Trifolium steudneri (Schwf.) led to a small reduction in straw yield but increased the crude protein content of the crop residues from 2.3 to 7.1% and the IVOMD from 44 to 51% as compared to the sole wheat stand.

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“…Trifolium schimperi and B. pelecinus ssp. leiocarpa are likely to perform well on dry slopes in rotation with cereal crops in the Eritrean highlands, similar to T. decorum in rotation with teff (Lazier and Mengistu, 1991) and T. bilineatum , T. quartinianum , T. decorum and T. rueppellianum in rotation with wheat (Kahurananga, 1991) in the Ethiopian highlands. Biserrula and the annual species of Trifolium including T. subterraneum and T. spumosum are used successfully in crop rotations in dry Mediterranean climates of southern Australia and elsewhere (Nichols et al , 2010).…”

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“…More recent research effort focused on the species of Trifolium native to the highlands of Ethiopia. Species including T. rueppellianum , T. steudneri and T. tembense demonstrated potential for hay or pasture production (Akundabweni, 1986; Akundabweni et al , 1991; Kahurananga and Tsehay, 1984; Kahurananga and Tsehay, 1991), and potential in a crop ley (Akundabweni, 1986) or for intercropping (Kahurananga, 1991). Native perennial species including T. burchellianum and T. semipilosum also showed potential (Kahurananga, 1987).…”

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“…leiocarpa are likely to perform well on dry slopes in rotation with cereal crops in the Eritrean highlands, similar to T. decorum in rotation with teff (Lazier and Mengistu, 1991) and T. bilineatum, T. quartinianum, T. decorum and T. rueppellianum in rotation with wheat (Kahurananga, 1991) in the Ethiopian highlands. leiocarpa are likely to perform well on dry slopes in rotation with cereal crops in the Eritrean highlands, similar to T. decorum in rotation with teff (Lazier and Mengistu, 1991) and T. bilineatum, T. quartinianum, T. decorum and T. rueppellianum in rotation with wheat (Kahurananga, 1991) in the Ethiopian highlands.…”

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Exploring the wider potential of forage legumes collected from the highlands of Eritrea

Snowball

Mahdere

Tesfay

et al. 2013

Plant Genet. Resour.

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This is the first report of a pasture plant collecting mission to the highlands of Eritrea and a preliminary examination of the potential of species for both Eritrea and southern Australia. In 2004, seeds from 53 legume species were collected from 58 locations in the southern highlands between Keren, Adi Quala and Senafe. Strains of Rhizobium from 18 species were also collected. Seed collections of 11 species with Rhizobium were established in germplasm nurseries at the Medina Research Station, Western Australia between 2005 and 2010. Observations on their growth, flowering and seed production were recorded. Based on a climate match analysis and observations from germplasm nurseries, it was suggested that species with most promise for parts of southern Australia include the annual legume Biserrula pelecinus ssp. leiocarpa and the perennial shrub Colutea abyssinica. The greatest potential, however, is reserved for the highlands of Eritrea where germplasm is well adapted. Species found low in the landscape including from the genera Lotus, Trifolium and Medicago appeared well utilized. Different species found higher in the landscape including from the genera Indigofera, Tephrosia, Crotalaria, Trifolium schimperi, B. pelecinus ssp. leiocarpa and C. abyssinica were much less common, appeared under-utilized and may be under threat from genetic erosion. Animal production on the non-arable dry hillsides of the highlands would benefit from better utilization of these species through replanting some areas, careful grazing management and demonstration of the benefits of increasing the native legume component of these wild pastures.

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Intercropping Ethiopian Trifolium Species with Wheat

Cited by 11 publications

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Effects of intercropping white cabbage with clovers on pest infestation and yield

Effects of intercropping white cabbage with clovers on pest infestation and yield

Effects of Variety, Altitude, and Undersowing with Legumes on the Nutritive Value of Wheat Straw

Exploring the wider potential of forage legumes collected from the highlands of Eritrea

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