2009
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9283-6
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Abstract: The sustainable management of soils has proved a key challenge for the smallholder agriculture in southeastern Amazonia, Brazil. We assessed the capacity of an alley cropping system to sustain corn productivity. The experiment included six treatments: Clitoria ? Pigeon Pea; Leucaena ? Pigeon Pea; Acacia ? Pigeon Pea; Clitoria ? Leucaena; Leucaena ? Acacia and Control treatment (no legumes). We determined chemical and physical indicators of soil quality. Leucaena had the highest macronutrient concentrations (40… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1

Citation Types

0
2
0

Year Published

2009
2009
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
4
3

Relationship

1
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 34 publications
(2 citation statements)
references
References 26 publications
0
2
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Although the use of mixed residues has been recommended for improving soil quality in the humid tropics (Aguiar et al, 2009), indicators sensitive to variation in management are required in order to compare the effects of different management on such soils over time. The primary goal of this research is to derive indicators to assist with improving soil cultivation methods for long-term crop production in the tropics.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the use of mixed residues has been recommended for improving soil quality in the humid tropics (Aguiar et al, 2009), indicators sensitive to variation in management are required in order to compare the effects of different management on such soils over time. The primary goal of this research is to derive indicators to assist with improving soil cultivation methods for long-term crop production in the tropics.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The fertilization (commonly recommended for the region) for maize and soybean consisted of applying 80 kg/ha of phosphate (P 2 O 5 ) from triple superphosphate, 120 kg/ha of K 2 O from potassium chloride and 5 kg/ha of zinc (Zn) in the form of zinc sulfate. Residues from Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia) and Acacia mangium (acacia) were applied at 6 t/ha for each legume (a total of 12 t/ha per year), a rate that is commonly applied in alley cropping systems according to Aguiar et al [24]. The legume residues were applied in the years 2011-2015, in the form of fresh branches.…”
Section: Experimental Designmentioning
confidence: 99%