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Diels, J.Aihou, K.Iwuafor, E.Merckx, R.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Evaluating options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna using the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) model]Evaluating options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna using the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) model

In cover cropping systems in the tropics with herbaceous legumes, plant residues are expected to supply nitrogen (N) to non-legume crops during decomposition. Field experiments were carried out to (i) determine the effects of residue quality on decomposition and N release patterns of selected pla...


Sanginga, P.Vanlauwe, BernardMerckx, R.Ibewiro, B.[Nitrogen contributions from decomposing cover crop residues to maize in a tropical derived savanna]Nitrogen contributions from decomposing cover crop residues to maize in a tropical derived savanna

Reliable estimates of symbiotically fixed N2 in herbaceous legumes are important in order to determine their role in maintaining or improving N levels in tropical low-external-input farming systems. We have studied the effects of different management systems on the suitability of two non-N2-fixin...


Ibewiro, B.Sanginga, P.Vanlauwe, BernardMerckx, R.[Evaluation of symbiotic dinitrogen inputs of herbaceous legumes into tropical cover crop systems]Evaluation of symbiotic dinitrogen inputs of herbaceous legumes into tropical cover crop systems

The fate of 15N-labeled plant residues from different cover-cropping systems and labeled inorganic N fertilizer in the organic, soil mineral, microbial biomass and soil organic matter (SOM) particle-size fractions was investigated in a sandy Lixisol. Plant residues were from mucuna (legume), labl...


Ibewiro, B.Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, P.Merckx, R.[Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa]Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa

In cropping systems with limited amounts of external inputs, the soil organic matter pool (SOM) may contribute significantly to plant nutrition. The impact of organic inputs on total SOM and particulate organic matter (POM) N contents as affected by soil type and the relationships between sources...


Vanlauwe, BernardAman, S.Aihou, K.Tossah, B.K.Adebiyi, V.Sanginga, N.Lyasse, O.Diels, J.Merckx, R.[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity]Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity

Quantification of the fate of residue N is essential in low-input tropical cropping systems for the development of management practices that optimize N-use efficiency. The recovery of N from 15N-labeled leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit) and dactyladenia (Dactyladenia barteri (Hook f ...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Recovery of leucaena and dactyladenia residue nitrogen15 in alley cropping systems]Recovery of leucaena and dactyladenia residue nitrogen15 in alley cropping systems

In tropical cropping systems with few external imputs, efficient management of mineral N derived from added organic residues is essential for the proper functioning of the system. We studied the dynamics of mineral Nitroden (N) in the top 100 cm of soil with a system tensiometers and suction cups...


Vanlauwe, BernardDiels, J.Duchateau, L.Sanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Mineral N dynamics in bare and cropped Leucaena leucocephala and Dactyladenia barteri alley cropping systems after the addition of 15Nlabelled leaf residues]Mineral N dynamics in bare and cropped Leucaena leucocephala and Dactyladenia barteri alley cropping systems after the addition of 15Nlabelled leaf residues

The recovery of a single application of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf N (78 kg N ha−1) in a maize crop, the hedgerow and the top 10 cm soil of a leucaena alley cropping system was measured for 236 d through the use of 15N labeled residues. The leucaena-derived-N (LDN) was followed in the ...


Vanlauwe, BernardSwift, M.J.Merckx, R.[Soil litter dynamics and N use in a leucaena (Leucaena leucocephalaLam. (de Witt)) alley cropping system in southwestern Nigeria]Soil litter dynamics and N use in a leucaena (Leucaena leucocephalaLam. (de Witt)) alley cropping system in southwestern Nigeria

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