TABLE 5. Nutrient content of banana leaf as influenced by the cropping systems.


Experiment 3


 Nutrient Content (%)_
Cropping ..
Systems N P K Ca Mg' Mn (ppm)


 B + IT (Control) 2.59 a 0.117 a 3.68 a 0.995 a 0.327 a 1383 a

 B + IT + 4S 2.64 a 0.182 a 3.54 a 0.948 a 0.301 a 1795 a

 B + IT + 4M 2.90 a 0.180 a 3.52 a 0.963 a 0.339 a 1405 a

 B + 2T 2.80 a 0.190 a 3.50 a 0.993 a 0.382 a 1698 a

 B + 2T + 3S 2.98 a 0.193 a 3.59 a 0.963 a 0.352 a 1858 a

 CV (%) 10.0 7.5 5.2 4.2 12.5 19.1






 Experiment 4




B + 1T (Control) 2.94 a 0.196 a. 4.41 a 0.875 a 0.307 a 184 a

B + 1T + 4S 2.97 a 0.187 a 3.89 a 0.840 a 0.251 a 204 a

B + 1T + 4M 3.13 a 0.201 a 4.78 a 0.859 a 0.296 a 212 a

B + 2T 2.95 a 0.194 a 4.41 a 0.823 a 0.280 a 220 a

B + 2T + 3S 3.20 a 0.199 a 3.88 a 0.862 a 0.256 a 234 a

 C V (%) 6.4 5.1 10.7 5.4 10.8 153


 TABLE 6. Net returns obtained from different cropping systems.


 Cropping Net returns EC$/ha/system) % relative
 Cropping % relative
 Systems Experiment 3 Experiment 4 Mean to control

B + IT (Control) 2223 2311 2267
B + IT + 4S 1155 2968 2061 90.9
B + IT + 4M 1847 2494 2170 95.7
B + 2T 2760 1407 2083 91.9
B + 2T + 3S 2727 4261 3494 154.1


Acknowledgements
 The authors wish to express their gratitude to the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada for funding this cropping systems project, and to
Messrs. G. White, E. Cordice andJ. Mark for field assistance.


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