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Climate-adapted companion cropping increases agricultural productivity in East Africa [1]

Production of cereals, the main staple and cash crops for millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is severely constrained by parasitic striga weed Striga hermonthica, stemborers and poor soil fertility. A companion cropping system known as ‘push–pull’ overcomes these constraints while providing additional soil fertility and forage grass benefits to smallholder [2]farmers. To ensure the technology’s long-term sustainability in view ofthe current and further potential aridification as a consequence of climate change, drought-tolerant crops, Brachiaria cv mulato (border crop) and greenleaf desmodium (intercrop), have been identified and incorporated into a ‘climate-adapted push–pull’.

Original Source [3]

Publication Date: 
11/06/2015
Charles A.O. Midega [4], Toby J.A. Bruce [5], John A. Pickett & et al [6]
Field Crops Research [7]
180
118-125
Tags:
Agriculture [8], Climate Adaptation [9], Africa [10], Crop Pests [11], Weeds [12], Plant Diseases [13], Soil Capability [14], Grasses [15], Intercrop Systems [16], Droughts [17], Kenya [18], Uganda [19], Tanzania [20]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/climate-adapted-companion-cropping-increases-agricultural-productivity-east-africa

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Climate-adapted-companion-cropping.pdf
[3] https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0378429015001884/1-s2.0-S0378429015001884-main.pdf?_tid=aa49560e-5eb7-47a9-ab82-5ae2cc897f7a&acdnat=1552370606_b56cd128ec2e9d7083e696e0c97da458
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charles-ao-midega
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/toby-ja-bruce
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-pickett-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/field-crops-research
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-pests
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weeds
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-diseases
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasses
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/intercrop-systems
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania