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The Influence of Time of Planting and Spacing on the Production of Fodder and Fuelwood in Associations of Calliandra calothyrsus and Pennisetum purpureum Grown on Contour Bunds in the Highlands of Burundi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Ekow Akyeampong
Ekow Akyeampong
Affiliation:
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) and Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU) Agroforestry Project, BP 795, Bujumbura, Burundi
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Summary

The best time to plant Calliandra calothyrsus in association with Pennisetum purpureum and the appropriate in-row spacing of Calliandra for fodder and fuelwood production when grown on contour bunds were investigated. Main plot treatments were Pennisetum planted in November 1988 and associated with Calliandra in February 1989, Calliandra planted in November 1988 and associated with Pennisetum in February 1989, and both species planted simultaneously in November 1988. Sub-plot treatments were three within-row spacings of Calliandra. Survival of neither species was affected by time of planting. Total treatment yields of the second and third years were not influenced by time of planting but lower yields of leaf and wood were obtained from the later-planted Calliandra. Total yields were not significantly influenced by the spacing, but leaf and wood yields of the Calliandra at the 25 cm spacing were greater than those at the 100 cm spacing although not significantly different from those at the 50 cm spacing. Neither the time of planting nor the spacing of Calliandra affected the yield of maize or beans grown in the interbund areas. Simultaneous planting of Calliandra and Pennisetum is recommended.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 79 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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