Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 319

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

How to cite this article

APA /
Ntamwira, J., Pypers, P., van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B., Lepoint, P., Dhed’a B., Monde, T., Kamira, M., & Blomme G. (2014). Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers’ fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry, 6(9), 72-80.
Chicago /
Ntamwira J., Pypers P., van Asten P., Vanlauwe B., Ruhigwa B., Lepoint P., Dhed’a B. Monde T., Kamira M.  and Blomme G.. "Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers’ fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo." Journal of Horticulture and Forestry 6, no. 9 (2014): 72-80.
MLA /
Ntamwira J., et al. "Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and legume yield under intercropping in farmers’ fields in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo." Journal of Horticulture and Forestry 6.9 (2014): 72-80.