Gliricidia sepium as a source of green manure in an alley cropping system

Trees and shrubs, particularly leguminous species, play an important role in traditional farming systems. Gliricidia sepium performs best in lowland humid tropics on non-acid soils. loppings of Gliricidia produce up to 15 t/DM/ha/yr. Biomass yield is affected by germplasm, soil conditions and management practices. Loppings containing high nutrients and low C:N ration decompose readily and are used as green manure for perennial and annual crops. Best results are obtained with fresh loppings and incorporation in the soil. Gliricidia can be successfully alley cropped with food crops in less acid soils in the humid and subhumid tropics. Nitrogen contribution to associated food crops is estimated to be about 40 kg/N/ha.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	51102 Brewbaker, J.L., 39486 (eds.), 82209 KANG, B.T., 97367 MULONGOY, K., 131893 Withington, D., 72055 Glover, N., 15141 Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association, Hawaii (EUA), CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Turrialba, Costa Rica autor/a 3977
Format:	biblioteca
Published:	Honolulu, Hawaii (EUA), NFTA, 1987
Subjects:	CULTIVO EN FAJAS, ABONOS, NITROGENO, PODA, BIOMASA, RENDIMIENTO, GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM,
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