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Nitrogen, Ca and Mg release from leaves of ten selected plant residues with varying chemical compositions was studied under laboratory conditions. Three patterns of N-release were observed over a seven week incubation period: (a)Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Mucuna pruriens andCentros...


Tian, G.Kang, B.Brussaard, Lijbert[Effects of chemical composition on N, Ca, and Mg release during incubation of leaves from selected agroforestry and fallow plant species]Effects of chemical composition on N, Ca, and Mg release during incubation of leaves from selected agroforestry and fallow plant species

Trees can influence both the supply and availability of nutrients in the soil. Trees increase the supply of nutrients within the rooting zone of crops through (1) input of N by biological N2 fixation, (2) retrieval of nutrients from below the rooting zone of crops and (3) reduction in nutrient lo...


Buresh, R.J.Tian, G.[Soil improvement by trees in sub-Saharan Africa]Soil improvement by trees in sub-Saharan Africa

Intensification of agriculture in the tropics has resulted from a shortage of farmland and insufficient food production to satisfy the needs of an expanding population. Many tropical farmers are challenged by the prospect of intensifying their production while sustaining or improving the fertilit...


Beare, M.H.Reddy, M.V.Tian, G.Srivastava, S.C.[Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of decomposer biota]Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of decomposer biota

Agricultural soils, having been depleted of much of their native carbon stocks, have a significant CO2 sink capacity. Global estimates of this sink capacity are in the order of 20-30 Pg C over the next 50-100 years .Management practices to build up soil C must increase the input of organic matter...


Paustian, K.Andren, O.Janzen, H.H.Lal, R.Smith, P.Tian, G.Tiessen, H.Noordwijk, M. vanWoomer, P.L.[Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions]Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions

Effects of five types of plant residues [Acioa, presently Dactyladenia barteri, Gliricidia sepium, and Leucaena lecocephala prunings, maize (Zea mays) stover and rice (Oryza sativa) straw] applied as mulch on soil organic matter (SOM) content and effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC) were stu...


Tian, G.Brussaard, Lijbert[Mulching effect of plant residues of chemically contrasting compositions on soil organic matter content and cation exchange capacity]Mulching effect of plant residues of chemically contrasting compositions on soil organic matter content and cation exchange capacity

The potential of planted leguminous cover crop fallow as an alternative to the natural regrowth fallow for sustaining the productivity of low activity clay (LAC) soils in the tropics as the fallow period shortens was tested at Ibadan in the forest-savanna zone of southwestern Nigeria. The study, ...


Tian, G.Kolawole, G.O.Salako, F.K.Kang, B.[An improved cover cropfallow system for sustainable management of low activity clay soils of the tropics]An improved cover cropfallow system for sustainable management of low activity clay soils of the tropics

The effects of burning, incorporation and surface mulching after one year of natural regrowth (NF) and Pueraria cover crop fallows on soil P fractions and maize and cassava yields were assessed. Data were collected between 1998 and 2000 as part of an on-going long-term fallow management trial est...


Tian, G.Kolawole, G.O.Tijani-Eniola, H.[Phosphorus fractions in fallow systems of West Africa: effect of residue management]Phosphorus fractions in fallow systems of West Africa: effect of residue management

Phosphorus is important for cowpea production in many tropical African soils with inherent low P fertility. Most farmers in Africa, however, do not have access to P fertilizer. Selection of cowpea lines that produce good yield under low soil P or those with high P-use efficiency can be a low inpu...


Kolawole, G.O.Tian, G.Singh, B.B.[Differential response of cowpea lines to application of P fertilizer]Differential response of cowpea lines to application of P fertilizer

Simultaneous intercropping is a crop-management strategy that is applied by the majority of small-scale farmers in the derived savanna of West Africa. Developing improved systems that are close to farmers' practices is likely to lead toadoption. This paper report economic results from a 2year on-...


Manyong, Victor M.Tian, G.Makinde, K.Kolawole, G.O.[Economic evaluation of systems intercropping food crops with leguminous cover crops in the derived savanna of Nigeria]Economic evaluation of systems intercropping food crops with leguminous cover crops in the derived savanna of Nigeria

Legume cover crops are a potential means for overcoming N depletion in the derived savanna of West Africa. A 3-year trial was, therefore, conducted near Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria to measure the N contribution of 13 legume cover crops as compared to urea –N, using a N fertilizer replacement ind...


Tian, G.Kolawole, G.O.Kang, B.T.Kirchhof, G.[Nitrogen fertilizer replacement indexes of legume cover crops in the derived savanna of West Africa]Nitrogen fertilizer replacement indexes of legume cover crops in the derived savanna of West Africa

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