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Table 10. Effect of l<strong>and</strong> preparation on cassava yield1 <strong>and</strong> dry soil loss due to erosion<br />
in two experiments in farmers' fields near Mondomo, Cauca, Colombia.<br />
Mondomito2<br />
Agua Blanca 3<br />
L<strong>and</strong> preparation<br />
Yield<br />
(t/ha)<br />
Soil loss<br />
(t/ha)<br />
Yield<br />
(t/ha)<br />
Soil loss<br />
(t/ha)<br />
Without preparation 28.5<br />
Preparation of 1-m wide strips alternated<br />
with 1-m unprepared strips 9.7<br />
Preparation with oxen-drawn plow 21.5<br />
1.9<br />
1.0<br />
2.4<br />
17.6 9.8<br />
15.6 14.1<br />
13.6 22.9<br />
1 Average yield of three cultivars in each location.<br />
2 30% slope, field -cleared of weed fallow.<br />
3 40-45% slope, field cleared of brush fallow.<br />
Source: CIAT, 1985 <strong>and</strong> 1988b.
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