Maize stover transfers from maize fields to banana-based agroforestry homegardens and the corresponding nutrient flows in central-northern Tanzania

Maize (Zea mays) stover produced in the drier lowland areas on the volcanic foot slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro serves as an important additional fodder for smallholder zero-grazed dairy cattle farming in the humid highland areas of the region. The obtained cattle manure is used to replenish nutrients...

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Main Authors: Akida I. Meya, Rony Swennen, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Kelvin M. Mtei, Roel Merckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1131328/full