Effects of Intercropping Young Plants of the Compact Arabica Coffee Hybrid Cultivar Ruiru 11 with Potatoes, Tomatoes, Beans and Maize on Coffee Yields and Economic Returns in Kenya
Date
1993Author
Njoroge, J M
Waithaka, K
Chweya, J A
Type
ArticleLanguage
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The effects of intercropping young plants of the compact arabica coffee hybrid cultivar Ruiru 11 with potatoes, tomatoes, maize and Phaseolus (dry) beans were studied between 1987 and 1989 at Ruiru in Kenya. Yields of clean (hulled) coffee were reduced by the maize intercrop by 59–100%. Coffee bean size, and raw, roast and liquor quality were not significantly affected by the potato, tomato and bean intercrops, which gave positive net economic benefits. Potatoes planted between all the coffee rows gave the largest marginal rate of economic return, followed by tomatoes in combination with beans. The technically and economically viable intercrops for coffee were potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and tomatoes in combination with beans.
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http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstracthttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/44119
Citation
Experimental Agriculture, 1993; 29(3): 373-377Publisher
Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi
Subject
IntercroppingYoung plants
Compact Arabica coffee
Hybrid Cultivar
Ruiru 11
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Beans
Maize
Coffee yields
Economic returns
Kenya
Description
Journal article