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Cowpea N2 fixation and yield can be enhanced by selecting competitive and efficient indigenous rhizobia. Strains from contrasting agro-ecologies of Kilifi and Mbeere (Kenya) were screened. Two pot experiments were established consisting of 13 Bradyrhizobium strains; experiment 1 (11 Mbeere + CBA ...


Ndungu, S.M.Messmer, M.M.Ziegle, D.Thuita, Moses N.Vanlauwe, BernardFrossard, EmmanuelThonar, C.[Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the competitiveness analysis of selected indigenous cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Bradyrhizobium strains from Kenya]Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the competitiveness analysis of selected indigenous cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Bradyrhizobium strains from Kenya

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important African food legume suitable for dry regions. It is the main legume in two contrasting agro-ecological regions of Kenya as an important component of crop rotations because of its relative tolerance to unpredictable drought events. This study was...


Ndungu, S.M.Messmer, M.M.Ziegler, D.Gamper, H.A.Mészáros, E.Thuita, Moses N.Vanlauwe, BernardFrossard, EmmanuelThonar, C.[Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya]Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya

A synthesis of results from the savanna zone of West Africa suggests that cowpea rotation can be considered to be an effective resource management technology in cereal-based systems. Part of the N requirement of cereal crops can be satisfied by cowpea crop rotation. Furthermore, benefits of cowpe...


Carsky, J.R.Vanlauwe, BernardLyasse, O.[Cowpea rotation as a resource management technology for cerealbased systems in the savannas of West Africa]Cowpea rotation as a resource management technology for cerealbased systems in the savannas of West Africa

Data from the derived savanna zone in southern Benin indicated that some intensive cropping systems (maize/Cajanus and maize/Mucuna relays; maize/cotton with Senna siamea hedgerows) returned about 12 Mg DM ha-1 year-1 of plant biomass to the soil. This compared favorably with the 8 Mg DM ha-1 yea...


Diels, J.Lyasse, O.Sanginga, N.Vanlauwe, BernardAihou, K.Iwuafor, E.N.O.Merckx, R.Deckers, J.[Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna]Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna

The following nine main cropping systems were evaluated: maize/maize in rotation without N-fertilizer (control); maize/cowpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; maize/pigeonpea intercropping without N-fertilizer; maize/cowpea/pigeonpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; ma...


Aihou, K.Sanginga, NteranyaVanlauwe, BernardDiels, J.Merkx, RCleemput, O. van[Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin]Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin

Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2002) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...


Vanlauwe, BernardDiels, J.Sanginga, NteranyaMerckx, R.[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status

The 13C natural labeling technique in combination with modeling could potentially be used to analyze SOM changes in long-term experiments involving complex cropping systems such as agroforestry systems. It requires information on quantity and 13C abundance of all plant materials entering the soil...


Diels, J.Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Coolen, E.Merckx, R.[Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies]Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies

Improved cropping systems with in-situ production of organic matter require the input of additional inorganic N to maintain crop production in a sustainable way. For proper management of this fertilizer-N, it is necessary to quantify how the applied fertilizer N is used by the various components ...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system]Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system

Crop and tree roots are crucial in the nutrient recycling hypotheses related to alley cropping systems. At the same time, they are the least understood components of these systems. The biomass, total N content and urea-derived N content of the Senna and maize roots in a Senna-maize alley cropping...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 11 Dry matter, total N, and ureaderived N dynamics of the Senna and maize roots]Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 11 Dry matter, total N, and ureaderived N dynamics of the Senna and maize roots

Although the West-African moist savanna zone has a high potential for crop production, yields on farmers' fields are, on average, far below this potential, mainly due to the low use of external sources of nutrients. Since the mid-1990s, it has become clear that in order to upgrade crop production...


Vanlauwe, BernardAihou, K.Houngnandan, P.Diels, J.Sanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic]Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic

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