Phytotoxic effects ofGliricidia prunings were tested on maize seedlings in the laboratory and on maize and cowpea seedlings in the field. In the laboratory test, growth of maize seedlings was significantly depressed by addition of leachate ofGliricidia prunings. In the field, leaf, chlorosis of m...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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[Evaluation of phytotoxic effects of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp prunings on maize and cowpea seedlings]
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Evaluation of phytotoxic effects of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp prunings on maize and cowpea seedlings
Effects of five types of plant residues [Acioa, presently Dactyladenia barteri, Gliricidia sepium, and Leucaena lecocephala prunings, maize (Zea mays) stover and rice (Oryza sativa) straw] applied as mulch on soil organic matter (SOM) content and effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC) were stu...
Tian, G.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Mulching effect of plant residues of chemically contrasting compositions on soil organic matter content and cation exchange capacity]
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Mulching effect of plant residues of chemically contrasting compositions on soil organic matter content and cation exchange capacity
Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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Lambourne, L.J.
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[Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field]
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Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
Tian, G.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Kang, B.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions]
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Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions