The contribution of livestock to soil fertility
In response to on-going agricultural intensification, crop-livestock systems are becoming more important in West African farming systems. The role of livestock in providing stability to such systems, particularly through their interaction with the soil environment is unquestionable. Worldwide, the v...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Informe técnico |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
SSSA
2001
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51137 |
| _version_ | 1855540331745902592 |
|---|---|
| author | Tarawali, Shirley A. Larbi, Asamoah Fernández Rivera, S. Bationo, B. André |
| author_browse | Bationo, B. André Fernández Rivera, S. Larbi, Asamoah Tarawali, Shirley A. |
| author_facet | Tarawali, Shirley A. Larbi, Asamoah Fernández Rivera, S. Bationo, B. André |
| author_sort | Tarawali, Shirley A. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | In response to on-going agricultural intensification, crop-livestock systems are becoming more important in West African farming systems. The role of livestock in providing stability to such systems, particularly through their interaction with the soil environment is unquestionable. Worldwide, the value of livestock manure has been estimated to be equivalent to inorganic fertilizer valued up to U.S. $1.5 billion annually. Focusing on the dry savanna regions of West Africa, this chapter reviews research on the evolution of crop-livestock systems, and the contribution of livestock to soil fertility, outlines some present key research issues and discusses these .with regard to livestock-soil interactions in the future. In this context, the influence of ruminant livestock on soil chemical, physical, and biological properties, soil organic matter and nutrient contents, as well as strategies to maximize nutrient capture and utilization are considered. Livestock effects on soil physical properties are rarely negative, unless movement is restricted and the animal density becomes excessively high. Livestock also plays a role in cycling nutrients and in transporting them from rangeland to cropland. The influence of livestock on soil fertility is also mitigated by their diet and can be improved by introducing legumes or improving crop residue quantity/quality. |
| format | Informe técnico |
| id | CGSpace51137 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2001 |
| publishDateRange | 2001 |
| publishDateSort | 2001 |
| publisher | SSSA |
| publisherStr | SSSA |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace511372021-02-23T15:20:32Z The contribution of livestock to soil fertility Tarawali, Shirley A. Larbi, Asamoah Fernández Rivera, S. Bationo, B. André livestock soil fertility mixed farming nutrients farmyard manure urine soil organic matter chemical composition cycling soil chemicophysical properties erosion soil fauna In response to on-going agricultural intensification, crop-livestock systems are becoming more important in West African farming systems. The role of livestock in providing stability to such systems, particularly through their interaction with the soil environment is unquestionable. Worldwide, the value of livestock manure has been estimated to be equivalent to inorganic fertilizer valued up to U.S. $1.5 billion annually. Focusing on the dry savanna regions of West Africa, this chapter reviews research on the evolution of crop-livestock systems, and the contribution of livestock to soil fertility, outlines some present key research issues and discusses these .with regard to livestock-soil interactions in the future. In this context, the influence of ruminant livestock on soil chemical, physical, and biological properties, soil organic matter and nutrient contents, as well as strategies to maximize nutrient capture and utilization are considered. Livestock effects on soil physical properties are rarely negative, unless movement is restricted and the animal density becomes excessively high. Livestock also plays a role in cycling nutrients and in transporting them from rangeland to cropland. The influence of livestock on soil fertility is also mitigated by their diet and can be improved by introducing legumes or improving crop residue quantity/quality. 2001 2014-10-31T06:22:08Z 2014-10-31T06:22:08Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51137 en Limited Access SSSA |
| spellingShingle | livestock soil fertility mixed farming nutrients farmyard manure urine soil organic matter chemical composition cycling soil chemicophysical properties erosion soil fauna Tarawali, Shirley A. Larbi, Asamoah Fernández Rivera, S. Bationo, B. André The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title | The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title_full | The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title_short | The contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| title_sort | contribution of livestock to soil fertility |
| topic | livestock soil fertility mixed farming nutrients farmyard manure urine soil organic matter chemical composition cycling soil chemicophysical properties erosion soil fauna |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51137 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tarawalishirleya thecontributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT larbiasamoah thecontributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT fernandezriveras thecontributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT bationobandre thecontributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT tarawalishirleya contributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT larbiasamoah contributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT fernandezriveras contributionoflivestocktosoilfertility AT bationobandre contributionoflivestocktosoilfertility |