Twelve herbaceous and shrub legume species were grown in pot and field experiments in five sites representing three agroecological zones in moist savanna in Nigeria. The objectives were to: (1) assess natural nodulation of the legumes and characterize their indigenous rhizobia, (2) determine thei...
Sanginga, N.
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Wirkom, L.E.
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Okogun, A.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tian, G.
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[Nodulation and estimation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation by herbaceous and shrub legumes in Guinea Savanna in Nigeria]
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Nodulation and estimation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation by herbaceous and shrub legumes in Guinea Savanna in Nigeria
Appropriate 15N-labeling methods are crucial for estimating N2-fixation in trees used in agroforestry systems. A 4-year field experiment was conducted on an Alfisol in Southwestern Nigeria to compare the estimates of Na fixed in Leucaena leucocephala, using two non-N2-fixing leguminous trees, Sen...
Sanginga, N.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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Zapata, F.
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[Field measurements of nitrogen fixation in leguminous trees used in agroforestry systems: influence of 15Nlabelling approaches and reference trees]
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Field measurements of nitrogen fixation in leguminous trees used in agroforestry systems: influence of 15Nlabelling approaches and reference trees
The severity and increase of the Imperata cylindrica constraint as a weed, the decline of the traditional fallow systems as a means of soil fertility management and the lack of inorganic fertilizer appear to have created opportunities for adoption of mucuna (Mucuna pruriens) technology by smallho...
Sanginga, N.
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Ibewiro, B.
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Houngnandan, P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Okogun, J.A.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Versteeg, M.
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[Evaluation of symbiotic properties and nitrogen contribution of mucuna to maize grown in the derived savanna of West Africa]
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Evaluation of symbiotic properties and nitrogen contribution of mucuna to maize grown in the derived savanna of West Africa
Variation in nodulation and N2 fixation by the Gliricidia sepium/Rhizobium spp. symbiosis was studied in two greenhouse experiments. The first included 25 provenances of G. sepium inoculated with a mixture of three strains of Rhizobium spp. N2 fixation was measured using the 15N isotope dilution ...
Sanginga, N.
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Manrique, K.
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Hardarson, G.
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[Variation in nodulation and N2 fixation by the Gliricidia sepium/Rhizobium spp. symbiosis in a calcareous soil]
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Variation in nodulation and N2 fixation by the Gliricidia sepium/Rhizobium spp. symbiosis in a calcareous soil
Pot and field experiments were conducted in the greenhouse and at three field sites (Marondera, Domboshawa and Makoholi) in Zimbabwe to examine the effects of soils and fertilizers on nutrient uptake and growth of 6 exotic tree species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. grandis, E. tereticornis, Leuca...
Sanginga, N.
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Gwaze, D.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Nutrient requirements of exotic tree species in Zimbabwe]
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Nutrient requirements of exotic tree species in Zimbabwe
Twenty-three provenances of Gliricidia sepium and eleven isolines of Leucaena leucocephala were examined at a low and at high phosphate levels (20 and 80 mg P kg-1 soil) for growth, phosphate (P) uptake and use efficiency. Large differences in growth at the low P level, and in growth response to ...
Sanginga, N.
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Bowen, G.D.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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[Intraspecific variation in growth and P accumulation of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium as influenced by soil phosphate status]
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Intraspecific variation in growth and P accumulation of Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium as influenced by soil phosphate status
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Residue quality and decomposition: An unsteady relationship?]
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Residue quality and decomposition: An unsteady relationship?
Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...
Sanginga, N.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tarawali, S.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Singh, B.B.
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Chikoye, D.
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Keatinge, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna]
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Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna
The IITA in its research for sustainable soil fertility management has passed through several stages during which legume-based systems were always at the forefront. Alley cropping has N yields of more than 200 kg ha-1 with 50% N2 fixation. In the case of Mucuna cover cropping, the ecological bene...
Carsky, R.
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Sanginga, N.
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Schulz, S.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa]
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The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa
For IITA to thrive and meet the expectations of the wider agricultural community in sub-Sahara Africa it must: (i) continue to occupy the Research for Development (R4D) high ground and raise its profile among local and international partners; (ii) conduct rigorous, well-focused research and assur...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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[IITA, the lead research partner facilitating agricultural solutions to overcome hunger and poverty in subSaharan Africa: the critical role of appropriate soil fertility and land use management]
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IITA, the lead research partner facilitating agricultural solutions to overcome hunger and poverty in subSaharan Africa: the critical role of appropriate soil fertility and land use management