Aboveground and belowground competition between intercropped cabbage and young Eucalyptus torreliana

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dc.contributorSANREM CRSPen
dc.contributorUSAIDen
dc.contributorMendez, Agameren
dc.contributorBanda, Ferdinanden
dc.contributorDaguinlay, Jurnitoen
dc.contributorMinas, Noelen
dc.contributor.authorNissen, Todd M.en
dc.contributor.authorMidmore, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorCabrera, M.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialLantapanen
dc.coverage.spatialBukidnon Provinceen
dc.coverage.spatialMindanaoen
dc.coverage.spatialThe Philippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:25Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:25Zen
dc.date.issued1999en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThere is growing incentive for farmers in the uplands of the Philippines to develop agroforestry systems rather than strictly vegetable farms due to an increasing market demand for timber. Farmers view intercropping young timber crops with annual crops as advantageous, based on the assumptions that the small trees will not deprive the vegetable crops of adequate light or nutrients, and that the tree crops will thrive with the nutrient inputs and weed control used in the intercropping system. This paper reports on a study of these assumptions that assessed both above- and below-ground competition between the tree species Eucalyptus torelliana and a cabbage crop. The test plots were located in the uplands of Mindanao, the Philippines. The impact of intercropping on cabbage yields varied according to the proximity of the cabbage row to the tree, suggesting above ground competition for light and below ground competition for moisture. There did not appear to be detrimental competition for nutrients; intercropping increased overall nitrogen efficiency. Further research is needed to investigate the tradeoffs between reduced crop yields and increased nutrient efficiency and to explore management strategies that will reduce the negative competition impacts of intercropping.en
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dc.identifier234en
dc.identifier.citationAgroforestry Systems 46: 83-93en
dc.identifier.issn0167-4366en
dc.identifier.issn1572-9680en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65297en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNetherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishersen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFarm planningen
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectAgroforestryen
dc.subjectTree cropsen
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectFarm forestryen
dc.subjectNitrogen efficiencyen
dc.subjectNitrogen-15en
dc.subjectNitrogen uptakeen
dc.subjectVegetablesen
dc.subjectMindanaoen
dc.subjectThe Philippinesen
dc.subjectUpland agricultureen
dc.subjectTimberen
dc.subjectEucalyptus torellianaen
dc.subjectCrop yieldsen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleAboveground and belowground competition between intercropped cabbage and young Eucalyptus torrelianaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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