Intercropping of two Leucaena spp. with sweet potato: yield, growth rate and biomass

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6888013

Swift, J F

Results of trials with Leucaena leucocephala and Leucaena diversifolia at Wau, Papua New Guinea, showed potential benefits of the agroforestry cropping system. The total biomass yield (sweet potato plus firewood and green manure) was considerably greater than the yield per unit area of sweet potato alone. 3 references.

• OSTI ID: 6888013
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Leucaena Research Reports, 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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