This study examined the influence of organic residue quality and N fertilizer on aggregate-associated SOM in maize cropping systems of southern Ghana. Six residue treatments of differing quality (Crotalaria juncea, Leucaena leucocephala, maize stover, sawdust, cattle manure and a control with ...
Fonte, Steven J.
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Yeboah, E.
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Ofori, P
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Quansah, GW
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Six, Johan
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[Fertilizer and residue quality effects on organic matter stabilization in soil aggregates]
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Fertilizer and residue quality effects on organic matter stabilization in soil aggregates
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, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status
Soil moisture depletion during dry seasons by planted hedgerows to lower levels than under natural fallow, would reduce drainage and nutrient losses in the following rainy season when food crops are grown. The volumetric water content of the 0–150 cm soil profile was measured under planted hedger...
Hauser, S.
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Norgrove, L.
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Duguma, B.
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Asaah, E.
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[Soil water regime under rotational fallow and alternating hedgerows on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon]
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Soil water regime under rotational fallow and alternating hedgerows on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon
The potential of alley cropping maize and cowpea with the giant Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) cultivar K-28 was studied on an Entisol (Psammentic Ustorthent) in Southern Nigeria. In this trial the crops were grown in 4 m wide alleys formed by periodically pruned leucaena hedgerows...
Kang, B.T.
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Grimme, H.
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Lawson, T.L.
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[Alley cropping sequentially cropped maize and cowpea with Leucaena on a sandy soil in southern Nigeria]
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Alley cropping sequentially cropped maize and cowpea with Leucaena on a sandy soil in southern Nigeria
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
In cropping systems with limited amounts of external inputs, the soil organic matter pool (SOM) may contribute significantly to plant nutrition. The impact of organic inputs on total SOM and particulate organic matter (POM) N contents as affected by soil type and the relationships between sources...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aman, S.
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Adebiyi, V.
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Sanginga, N.
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Lyasse, O.
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Diels, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity]
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Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity
Evaluation of soil aggregate stability under managed fallow systems is very relevant in the assessment of their agricultural sustainability. It is also important to identify the parameters that are most responsive to the effects of these fallow systems on aggregate stability. This study was carri...
Salako, F.K.
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Babalola, O.
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Hauser, S.
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Kang, B.T.
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[Soil macroaggregate stability under different fallow management systems and cropping intensities in southwestern Nigeria]
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Soil macroaggregate stability under different fallow management systems and cropping intensities in southwestern Nigeria
Populations of soil-dwelling mites were monitored in monoculture plots of four agroforestry tree species, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Treculia africana, and compared to those in grass and secondary forest plots in the dry season (December 1993 to January 199...
Badejo, M.A.
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Tian, G.
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[Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality]
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Abundance of soil mites under four agroforestry tree species with contrasting litter quality
The moist savanna of West-Africa is characterized by a wide range of climates and soil types. The impact of the biophysical environment on hedgerow N uptake, wood production and maize grain yield was assessed for three years in three alley cropping trials with a selected number of hedgerow specie...
Tossah, B.K.
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Zamba, D.K.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Lyasse, O.
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Diels, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa II. Impact on soil productivity in a northtosouth transect in Togo]
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Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa II. Impact on soil productivity in a northtosouth transect in Togo
The amounts of earthworm surface casts were monitored for 200 days after commencement of casting in three alley cropping experiments of different ages and hedgerow species. Casts were collected twice per week in transects from under the hedgerow to the middle of the interrow space. Average annual...
Hauser, S.
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Asawalam, D.O.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Spatial and temporal gradients of earthworm casting activity in alley cropping systems]
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Spatial and temporal gradients of earthworm casting activity in alley cropping systems