Leguminous cover crops such as Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) have the potential to contribute to soil N and increase the yields of subsequent or associated cereal crops through symbiotic N fixation. It has often been assumed that mucuna will freely nodulate, fix N2 and therefore contribute to soil N. ...
Houngnandan, P.
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Sanginga, P.
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Woomer, P.L.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Cleemput, O. van
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[Symbiotic nitrogen fixation response of Mucuna as affected by rhizobial inoculation in farmers fields in the derived savanna of Benin]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation response of Mucuna as affected by rhizobial inoculation in farmers fields in the derived savanna of Benin
Ndabamenye, T.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Blomme, Guy
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Swennen, R.L.
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Uzayisenga, Bellancile
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Annandale, J.G.
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Barnard, R.O.
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[Influence of plant density on variability of soil fertility and nutrient budgets in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems]
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Influence of plant density on variability of soil fertility and nutrient budgets in low input East African highland banana (Musa spp. AAA-EA) cropping systems
The IITA in its research for sustainable soil fertility management has passed through several stages during which legume-based systems were always at the forefront. Alley cropping has N yields of more than 200 kg ha-1 with 50% N2 fixation. In the case of Mucuna cover cropping, the ecological bene...
Carsky, R.
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Sanginga, N.
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Schulz, S.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa]
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The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Integrated soil fertility management research at TSBF: the framework, the principles, and their application]
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Integrated soil fertility management research at TSBF: the framework, the principles, and their application
Kanampiu, F.
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Ampadu-Boakye, T.
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Baars, E.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Putting biological nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa: the N2Africa project example]
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Putting biological nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa: the N2Africa project example
Declines in soil fertility and limited access to inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer constrain crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The incorporation of organic residues could increase nutrient mineralization and replenish soil carbon (C), however, the effect that long-term residue management (10...