Mulch and irrigation effects on plant-water relations and performance of cassava cv. TMS 3001 and sweet potato cvs. TIS 2148 and TIS 2295 were investigated at Ibadan, Nigeria. Straw mulch @ 6 t/ha was spread immediately after planting of crops in September 1980. Irrigation equal to pan evaporatio...
Ghuman, B.S.
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Lal, R.
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[Mulch and irrigation effects on plant-water relations and performance of cassava and sweet potato]
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Mulch and irrigation effects on plant-water relations and performance of cassava and sweet potato
The effects of variable soil moisture regimes along a toposequence on root development, plant water status, and grain yield were investigated for ten rice varieties: (1) 63-83, (2) IB 43, (3) OS 6, (4) IB 6, (5) IR 1529-680-3, (6) C 22, (7) IRAT-13, (8) TOS 4680, (9) IET 1444 and (10) SE 302 G. T...
Mambani, B.
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Lal, R.
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[Response of upland rice varieties to drought stress: II. Screening rice varieties by means of variable moisture regimes along a toposequence]
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Response of upland rice varieties to drought stress: II. Screening rice varieties by means of variable moisture regimes along a toposequence
A longterm experiment was conducted on Alfisols at Ibadan, Nigeria, to assess agricultural productivity and sustainability of different farming systems. The experiment, conducted for a 10 year period from 1979 to 1988, was implemented in two phases. The effects of methods of land clearing on crop...
Lal, R.
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[Agronomic sustainability of different farming systems on Alfisols in Southwestern Nigeria]
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Agronomic sustainability of different farming systems on Alfisols in Southwestern Nigeria
The effect of constant and fluctuating soil temperature and two soil moisture regimes on the growth, development, transpiration and nutrient uptake by maize seedlings was studied in a greenhouse investigation. The constant root temperatures were maintained at 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38°C for both...
Lal, R.
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[Effects of constant and fluctuating soil temperature on growth, development and nutrient uptake of maize seedlings]
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Effects of constant and fluctuating soil temperature on growth, development and nutrient uptake of maize seedlings
The grain yields in the no-tillage plots were equivalent to those of conventionally plowed treatments. No-tillage treatments had higher organic matter content and, by controlling soil erosion, the silt and clay content than the plowed plots. The water holding capacity and moisture release charact...
Lal, R.
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[Notillage effects on soil properties and maize (Zea mays L. ) production in western Nigeria]
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Notillage effects on soil properties and maize (Zea mays L. ) production in western Nigeria
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.
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Andren, O.
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Janzen, H.H.
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Lal, R.
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Smith, P.
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Tian, G.
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Tiessen, H.
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Noordwijk, M. van
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Woomer, P.L.
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[Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions]
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Agricultural soils as a sink to mitigate CO2 emissions
Land clearing of a tropical rainforest implies cutting and felling of existing vegetation by manual or mechanized techniques, with or without windrowing, followed by burning in situ or in windrows. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of land clearing at three levels of initial soi...
Ghuman, B.S.
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Lal, R.
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[Effects of soil wetness at the time of land clearing on physical properties and crop response on an Ultisol in southern Nigeria]
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Effects of soil wetness at the time of land clearing on physical properties and crop response on an Ultisol in southern Nigeria
The effect of mulching on maize yield was investigated for luvisol and cambisol tropical soils during 1970–72. The increase in grain yield by mulching was 46, 52 and 22 per cent respectively, for 1970, 1971 and 1972. Mulched plants had higher growth rate and vigour and chlorotic symptoms of nutri...
Lal, R.
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[Soil temperature, soil moisture and maize yield from mulched and unmulched tropical soils]
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Soil temperature, soil moisture and maize yield from mulched and unmulched tropical soils
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of growing a deep-rooting perennial on the root system development of a subsequent crop with low root penetrating ability. These effects were measured on a gravelly Alfisol with a compacted subsoil horizon for three tillage methods (zer...
Hulugalle, N.R.
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Lal, R.
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[Root growth of maize in a compacted gravelly tropical alfisol as affected by rotation with a woody perennial]
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Root growth of maize in a compacted gravelly tropical alfisol as affected by rotation with a woody perennial
Although tropical wetlands are rapidly being developed for the needed increase in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production, knowledge is still limited concerning the optimum soil and crop management practices. A study was thus carried out to evaluate the effects of different tillage systems on the growt...
Rodríguez, M.S.
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Lal, R.
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[Growth and yield of paddy rice as affected by tillage and nitrogen levels]
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Growth and yield of paddy rice as affected by tillage and nitrogen levels