A large proportion of total P in the soils of the area is unavailable to plants and consequently P is the second most limiting nutrient. The labile and moderately labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics of surface and subsurface horizons of eleven soil profiles in the derived s...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Osonubi, O.
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Merckx, R.
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[Assessment of labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics in relation to soil properties of West African savanna soils]
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Assessment of labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics in relation to soil properties of West African savanna soils
Most crop simulation models require the use of Genotype Specific Parameters (GSPs) which provide the Genotype component of G×E×M interactions. Estimation of GSPs is the most difficult aspect of most modelling exercises because it requires expensive and time-consuming field experiments. GSPs could...
Adnan, A.A.
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Diels, J.
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Jibrin, J.M.
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Kamara, A.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Shaibu, A.S.
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Mohammed, B.
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Tonnang, Henri E.Z.
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[Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments]
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Options for calibrating ceres-maize genotype specific parameters under data-scarce environments
Scanty information on long-term soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics hampers validation of SOC models in the tropics. We observed SOC content changes in a 16-year continuously cropped agroforestry experiment in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria. SOC levels declined in all treatments. The decline was mo...
Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Meersch, M.K. van der
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Longterm soil organic carbon dynamics in a subhumid tropical climate: 13C data in mixed C3/C4 cropping and modeling with ROTHC]
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Longterm soil organic carbon dynamics in a subhumid tropical climate: 13C data in mixed C3/C4 cropping and modeling with ROTHC
The differential ability of genotypes of soybean (Glycine max) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) to thrive under low-phosphorus (P) conditions by utilising P from sources with low solubility was assessed in a greenhouse study with a low-P savanna soil collected from a research field in Fashola, sout...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Diels, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Sanginga, N.
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[Utilization of phosphorus from different sources by genotypes of promiscuous soybean and cowpea in a lowphosphorus savanna soil]
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Utilization of phosphorus from different sources by genotypes of promiscuous soybean and cowpea in a lowphosphorus savanna soil
Several legumes with high biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potentials have been studied in on-station trials. The processes involved in BNF and the benefits of these species to crop production need to be evaluated using farmers' management practices in farmers' fields. An on-farm trial with 20 ...
Okogun, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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[Onfarm evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation potential and grain yield of Lablab and two soybean varieties in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Onfarm evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation potential and grain yield of Lablab and two soybean varieties in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Asadu, C.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[A comparison of the contributions of clay, silt and organic matter to the effective CEC of soils of subSaharan Africa]
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A comparison of the contributions of clay, silt and organic matter to the effective CEC of soils of subSaharan Africa
Soybean is a relatively new crop to most African smallholder farming communities. Cultivation is expanding rapidly because of its perceived potential to enhance soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation and its source as food and cash. High N2, fixation in promiscuous soybean genotypes ...
Le soia qui est relativement une nou,relle spdculation pour la plupartdes communautes des petits expioitants d'Afrique, se d6velopperapidernent il cause de son potentiel connu d'augmentation de lafertilit€ des sols par la fixation biologique d'azote, dans l'alimentationet comme culture de rente. ...
Abaidoo, R.C.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Okogun, J.A.
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Kolawole, G.O.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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[Genotypic variation of soybean for phosphorus use efficiency and their contribution of N and P to subsequent maize crops in three ecological zones of West Africa]
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Genotypic variation of soybean for phosphorus use efficiency and their contribution of N and P to subsequent maize crops in three ecological zones of West Africa
The functioning of trees as a safety-net for capturing nutrients leached beyond the reach of crop roots was evaluated by investigating changes in exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, and K) and pH in a wide range of medium to long term alley cropping trials in the derived savanna of West Africa, compare...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, B.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Carich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone]
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Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Carich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone
Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2002) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long term integrated soil fertility management in southwestern Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long term integrated soil fertility management in southwestern Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status