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.
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Tian, G.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Differential response of cowpea lines to application of P fertilizer]
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Differential response of cowpea lines to application of P fertilizer
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.
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Kolawole, G.O.
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Kang, B.T.
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Kirchhof, G.
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[Nitrogen fertilizer replacement indexes of legume cover crops in the derived savanna of West Africa]
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Nitrogen fertilizer replacement indexes of legume cover crops in the derived savanna of West Africa
The benefit of planted fallow with legume cover crops may be limited on P deficient soil. A trial was conducted at two P deficient sites in northern Nigeria to test the hypothesis that application of P to legume cover crop fallow can substitute for N application to subsequent maize. Mainplots con...
Carsky, R.J.
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Oyewole, B.
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Tian, G.
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[Effect of phosphorus application in legume cover crop rotation on subsequent maize in the savanna zone of West Africa]
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Effect of phosphorus application in legume cover crop rotation on subsequent maize in the savanna zone of West Africa
Integrated soil management with leguminous cover crops was studied at two sites in the northern Guinea savanna zone of northern Nigeria, Kaduna (190 day growing season) and Bauchi (150 days). One-year planted fallows of mucuna, lablab, and crotalaria were compared with natural grass fallow and co...
Carsky, R.J.
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Oyewole, B.
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Tian, G.
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[Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N]
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Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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[Effects of soil fertility and fertilizer application on biomass and chemical compositions of leguminous cover crops]
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Effects of soil fertility and fertilizer application on biomass and chemical compositions of leguminous cover crops