Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 317

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers’ fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Ntamwira J
  • Ntamwira J
  • INERA, Mulungu Research Station, Bukavu, South Kivu, P. O. Box 2037 Kinshasa 1, Av. de Cliniques, Kinshasa-Gombe, DR Congo.
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Pypers P
  • Pypers P
  • TSBF-CIAT, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya.
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van Asten P
  • van Asten P
  • International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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Vanlauwe B
  • Vanlauwe B
  • TSBF-CIAT, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Ruhigwa B
  • Ruhigwa B
  • Universite de Bunia (UNIBU), Bunia, DR Congo.
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Lepoint P
  • Lepoint P
  • Bioversity International, Burundi office, P. O. Box 7180, Bujumbura, Burundi
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Dhed?a B
  • Dhed?a B
  • Universite de Bunia (UNIBU), Bunia, DR Congo.
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Monde T
  • Monde T
  • Institut Facultaire des Sciences Agronomiques (IFA-Yangambi) P. O. Box 1232 Kisangani, DR Congo
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Kamira M.
  • Kamira M.
  • Bioversity International, Uganda office, P.O. Box 24384, Kampala, Uganda.
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Blomme G.
  • Blomme G.
  • Bioversity International, Uganda office, P.O. Box 24384, Kampala, Uganda
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  •  Received: 01 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 25 September 2014
  •  Published: 31 October 2014

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