O. J. Ayodele

Soil Management and Fertilizer Use Practices in Smallholder Plantain Production Systems

O. J. Ayodele & A. A. Oso · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

The depletion of soil nutrients and organic matter as accentuated by the non-adoption of appropriate soil management practices is one cause of the yield decline that compels farmers to    abandon plantain orchards after two to three production cycles. Information on soil manageme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22910

Plantain Production Systems of Ekiti and Ondo States, Nigeria: Farmers’ Perception of Loss in Perennial Productivity and Abandonment of Orchards

A. A. Oso, M. O. Olaniyi & O. J. Ayodele · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

Plantain orchards are usually abandoned after two or three production cycles due to yield decline as accentuated by the non-adoption of management practices. This study was conducted to identify the causes of loss in perennial productivity that necessitate orchard abandonment. In...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10886