Trees can influence both the supply and availability of nutrients in the soil. Trees increase the supply of nutrients within the rooting zone of crops through (1) input of N by biological N2 fixation, (2) retrieval of nutrients from below the rooting zone of crops and (3) reduction in nutrient lo...
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
The capacity of vegetation fallow to replenish carbon and nutrients in degraded soil is related largely to the nature of the fallow vegetation, particularly the chemical composition. Therefore, a study was conducted at Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria (humid tropics), to look into these relationships...
Tian, G.
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Salako, F.
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Ishida, F.
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[Replenishment of C, N, and P in a degraded alfisol under humid tropical conditions; effect of fallow species and litter polyphenols]
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Replenishment of C, N, and P in a degraded alfisol under humid tropical conditions; effect of fallow species and litter polyphenols