| Tillage | Tree species | ||
| Gliricidia sepium | Tephrosia candida | Faidherbia albida | |
| Planting basins | 1.30a,x | 1.23a,x | 1.28b,x |
| Zero tillage | 1.33a,x | 1.12ab,y | 1.35a,x |
| Ridges | 1.14b,x | 1.01b,y | 1.11c,xy |
| Ploughing | 0.81 | ||