Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-345-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-345-2020
Research article
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22 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 22 Jan 2020

Effect of legume intercropping on N2O emissions and CH4 uptake during maize production in the Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Shimelis Gizachew Raji and Peter Dörsch

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (30 Sep 2019) by Edzo Veldkamp
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Nov 2019) by Edzo Veldkamp
AR by Lorena Grabowski on behalf of the Authors (29 Nov 2019)  Author's response
ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2019) by Edzo Veldkamp
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Intercropping maize with forage legumes can benefit Ethiopian smallholder farmers by providing cheap nitrogen and valuable livestock feed. We measured N2O emissions and maize yields and found that high legume biomasses may enhance N2O emissions per unit of harvested maize but that, after mulching, legume N can partly replace expensive mineral N. Thus, legume intercropping can be a valid strategy in the framework of climate-smart agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa.
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