Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria
The early growth and symbiotic properties ofthree woody legumes, Cassia siamea, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala, were monitored on a farmer's field and in the screenhouse using the same soil. L. leucocephala and G.. septum nodulated freely and were heavily infected by native vesicular-ar...
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| author | Mulongoy, K. Owoaje, B.T. |
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| description | The early growth and symbiotic properties ofthree woody legumes, Cassia siamea, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala, were monitored on a farmer's field and in the screenhouse using the same soil. L. leucocephala and G.. septum nodulated freely and were heavily infected by native vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Six months after planting, G. sepium had the highest dry-matter production, percentage of mycorrhizal infection, nodule number, dry weight and nitrogenase activity per plant in the treatment in which no nitrogen fertilizer had been applied. C. siamea did not nodulate and showed no nitrogenase activity. Inoculation ofL. leucocephala w\thRhizobium strain TAL 1 145 increased nitrogen fixation, dry-matter production and nitrogen yield. G. sepium and inoculated L. leucocephala plants had values of relative effectiveness in nitrogen fixation close to 100%, indicating effective symbioses with rhizobia. Phosphorus application increased the dry-matter production of all species, especially when combined with nitrogen fertilizer. All plant parameters studied had generally higher values in the field than in the screenhouse. The ranking of species on the basis of the parameters studied was the same for plants grown in field and in screenhouse, particularly in the treatment involving no nitrogen fertilizer. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1000142023-06-08T15:34:38Z Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria Mulongoy, K. Owoaje, B.T. alley cropping nitrogen fertilizers cassia siamea gliricidia sepium leucaena The early growth and symbiotic properties ofthree woody legumes, Cassia siamea, Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala, were monitored on a farmer's field and in the screenhouse using the same soil. L. leucocephala and G.. septum nodulated freely and were heavily infected by native vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Six months after planting, G. sepium had the highest dry-matter production, percentage of mycorrhizal infection, nodule number, dry weight and nitrogenase activity per plant in the treatment in which no nitrogen fertilizer had been applied. C. siamea did not nodulate and showed no nitrogenase activity. Inoculation ofL. leucocephala w\thRhizobium strain TAL 1 145 increased nitrogen fixation, dry-matter production and nitrogen yield. G. sepium and inoculated L. leucocephala plants had values of relative effectiveness in nitrogen fixation close to 100%, indicating effective symbioses with rhizobia. Phosphorus application increased the dry-matter production of all species, especially when combined with nitrogen fertilizer. All plant parameters studied had generally higher values in the field than in the screenhouse. The ranking of species on the basis of the parameters studied was the same for plants grown in field and in screenhouse, particularly in the treatment involving no nitrogen fertilizer. 1992 2019-03-03T05:54:44Z 2019-03-03T05:54:44Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100014 en Limited Access Mulongoy, K. & Owoaje, B.T. (1992). Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in south-western Nigeria. Biological nitrogen fixation and sustainability of tropical agriculture. Ibadan, Nigeria, 24-28 September 1990. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (p.139-146). |
| spellingShingle | alley cropping nitrogen fertilizers cassia siamea gliricidia sepium leucaena Mulongoy, K. Owoaje, B.T. Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title | Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title_full | Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title_short | Early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern Nigeria |
| title_sort | early growth and symbiotic properties of three woody legumes grown on a sandy soil in southwestern nigeria |
| topic | alley cropping nitrogen fertilizers cassia siamea gliricidia sepium leucaena |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100014 |
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