Despite the widespread use of Leucaena leucocephala in alley cropping systems, little information is available on the effect of different magagement practices on its nitrogen fixation. We studied the effects of three successive cuttings at 12 week intervals on nodulation and nitrogen fixation of ...
Sanginga, N.
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Zapata, F.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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Bowen, G.D.
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[Effect of successive cuttings on nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Leucaena leucocephala using 15N dilution and the difference methods]
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Effect of successive cuttings on nodulation and nitrogen fixation of Leucaena leucocephala using 15N dilution and the difference methods
Nitrogen fixed in 13 provenances of Acacia albida and 11 isolines of Leucaena leucocephala inoculated with effective Rhizobium strains was measured by 15N techniques and the total N difference method. In the test soil, on the average, L. leucocephala derived about 65% of its total N from atmosphe...
Sanginga, N.
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Bowen, G.D.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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[Assessment of genetic variability for N2 fixation between and with provenance of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia albida estimated by 15N labelling techniques]
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Assessment of genetic variability for N2 fixation between and with provenance of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia albida estimated by 15N labelling techniques
Differences in the nitrogen-fixing abilities of provenances of Casuarina equisetifolia and C. cunninghamiana were assessed in pot experiments. Three methods, the 15N isotope dilution, the A value and total N difference were used to measure N2 fixed. There was a good agreement between the A value ...
Sanginga, N.
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Bowen, G.D.
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Danso, S.K.A.
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[Genetic variability in symbiotic nitrogen fixation within and between provenances of two Casuarina species using the 15Nlabelling methods]
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Genetic variability in symbiotic nitrogen fixation within and between provenances of two Casuarina species using the 15Nlabelling methods
With the low input of fertilizers into African farming systems, it is necessary to harness biological nitrogen fixation to its fullest extent. The greatest potential, at least in the short term, lies in nitrogen fixation in grain and pasture legumes and in nitrogen-fixing trees. To maximise nitro...
Danso, S.K.A.
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[Biological nitrogen fixation in trees in agroecosystems: twenty years of biological nitrogen fixation research in Africa.]
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Biological nitrogen fixation in trees in agroecosystems: twenty years of biological nitrogen fixation research in Africa.
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