To be sustainable, production in the traditional yam cropping system, faced with declining soil fertility, could benefit from yam–arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis, which can improve nutrient uptake, disease resistance, and drought tolerance in plants. However, only limited information exists...
Dare, M.O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fagbola, O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus application on yield and nutrient uptake of yam]
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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus application on yield and nutrient uptake of yam
Root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) enhances nutrient acquisition by plants and could benefit the production of yam (Dioscorea spp.). The variation in AM colonization in yam genotypes was evaluated in two experiments at four locations (Ibadan, Onne, Abuja and Ubiaja) in different agro...
Dare, M.O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fagbola, O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Genetic variation and genotype x environment interaction in yams (Dioscorea spp.) for root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhiza]
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Genetic variation and genotype x environment interaction in yams (Dioscorea spp.) for root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhiza
Yield decline in yam may not only be due to soil nutrient depletion but also to the activity of soilmicroflora. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis helps in plant nutrition but may be affected bythe application of fertilizer. The effects of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) fertil...
Dare, M.O.
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Fagbola, O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Evaluation of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes for Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, leaf nutrient concentrations and tuber yield under NPK fertilizer application]
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Evaluation of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes for Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, leaf nutrient concentrations and tuber yield under NPK fertilizer application
The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in soils under a yam cropping system in four agroecologies of Nigeria was investigated. Soil samples were collected from yam fields at Onne (humid forest, high rainfall area), Ibadan (derived savanna), Abuja (Guinea savanna) and Ubiaja (humid for...
Dare, M.O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fagbola, O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils of yam (Dioscorea spp.) cropping systems in four agroecologies of Nigeria]
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Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils of yam (Dioscorea spp.) cropping systems in four agroecologies of Nigeria
Phosphorus is important for cowpea production and is inherently low in many tropical soils. Selection of cowpea genotypes that produce good yield under low soil P or those with high P response efficiency can be a low input
approach in solving this problem. Therefore, the effect of root architectu...
Olaleye, O.
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Fagbola, O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ikeorah, N.
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[Phosphorus response efficiency in cowpea genotypes]
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Phosphorus response efficiency in cowpea genotypes
Soil fertility management systems (SFMS) can influence the community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Hence, long-term SFMS was studied. The SFMS comprised three legume combinations, urea application and solely maize as control. Spores were extracted by wet sieving, characterized ...
Emmanuel, B.
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Fagbola, O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Osonubi, O.
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Oyetunji, O.
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[Abundance and distribution of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi species in longterm soil fertility management systems in northern Nigeria]
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Abundance and distribution of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi species in longterm soil fertility management systems in northern Nigeria