The Journal of Agricultural Science

Table of Contents - 1980 - Volume 95, Issue 03  

Short Note

Agri-silviculture in Nigeria: food crops and soil fertility

S. O. Ojeniyia1 and O. O. Agbedea2

a1 Soil and Chemistry Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria

a2 Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria

Agri-silviculture is the simultaneous husbandry of forest tree crops and food crops. In the first 1–3 years of forest crops such as teak, pine and Gmelina arborea, they are interplanted with food crops such as yam, maize and cassava in plantation. In humid countries such as Nigeria and Burma agrisilviculture evolved out of the needs to boost food production and satisfy labourers who work on afforestation programmes.

(Received May 01 1980)

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