Intensification options of small holders' cassava production in south-west Nigeria
| dc.creator | Kreye, C. | |
| dc.creator | Hauser, S. | |
| dc.creator | Pypers, Pieter | |
| dc.creator | Vanlauwe, Bernard | |
| dc.date | 2020-11 | |
| dc.date | 2021-02-08T08:29:55Z | |
| dc.date | 2021-02-08T08:29:55Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T15:51:59Z | |
| dc.description | Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple food crop in Nigeria, but root yields hardly exceed 10 t ha−1. Intensification of small holders’ cassava production is key to improved food security and income generation. We tested, in two demonstration trials and 20 on‐farm trials, different intensification options: cassava growth type (erect and branching), fertilizer application (with and without), and cassava − legume arrangement (0.5 by 2 m/1 by 1 m spacing of cassava) in demonstration trials. In on‐farm trials, farmers tested a subset of these treatments. The demonstration trials had median cassava yields of about 20 (Akindele village) and 15 (Osunwoyin village) t ha−1. Fertilizer application increased the yield of the erect cassava variety. Cassava intercropped with cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.], reduced yield and the branching cassava variety produced lower yield than the erect variety. Median cowpea yields were about 1 and 1.5 t ha−1 pod yield. Median yields in the on‐farm trials were about 10 t ha−1. Intercropping with cowpea reduced cassava root yields (on average by 2.4 t ha−1), again, cowpea pod yields of 1−1.5 t ha−1 were attainable. In summary, this study confirmed that intensification measures need to be site and user or farmer specific. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111198 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/115799 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Wiley | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Kreye, C., Hauser, S., Pypers, P. & Vanlauwe, B. (2020). Intensification options of small holders’ cassava production in South‐west Nigeria. Agronomy Journal, 1-13. | |
| dc.subject | cassava | |
| dc.subject | manihot esculenta | |
| dc.subject | food security | |
| dc.subject | cowpeas | |
| dc.subject | intercropping | |
| dc.subject | food production | |
| dc.subject | nigeria | |
| dc.subject | on-farm research | |
| dc.subject | income generation | |
| dc.subject | yields | |
| dc.title | Intensification options of small holders' cassava production in south-west Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |