Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity
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 of...
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| author | Vanlauwe, Bernard Aman, S. Aihou, K. Tossah, B.K. Adebiyi, V. Sanginga, N. Lyasse, O. Diels, J. Merckx, Roel |
| author_browse | Adebiyi, V. Aihou, K. Aman, S. Diels, J. Lyasse, O. Merckx, Roel Sanginga, N. Tossah, B.K. Vanlauwe, Bernard |
| author_facet | Vanlauwe, Bernard Aman, S. Aihou, K. Tossah, B.K. Adebiyi, V. Sanginga, N. Lyasse, O. Diels, J. Merckx, Roel |
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| description | 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 of N and maize N uptake were assessed for a set of alley cropping trials in the West- African moist savanna. The trials were established in Niaouli (Bénin Republic), in Glidji, Amoutchou, and Sarakawa (Togo), and in Bouaké and Ferkessédougou (Côte d‘ Ivoire). The total soil N content, averaged over all treatments and years, varied between 324 and 1140 mg N kg−1 soil. The POM-N content varied between 50 and 160 mg N kg−1 soil. The average proportion of soil N belonging to the POM pool ranged between 9% and 29%. This was significantly related to the annual N inputs from maize stover and prunings, when averaged over the different alley cropping treatments. The trial ‘age‘ also appeared to be related to the impact of the different treatments on the POM-N content. The Ferkessédougou soil contained a relatively higher proportion of total soil N in the POM pool because of its relatively high silt and clay content, compared to the other sites. The relative change in POM-N content between 1996 and the initial sampling was about twice the relative change in total soil N content. This suggests that N incorporated in the POM is relatively labile, compared to N incorporated in the other SOM fractions. Maize N uptake was related to the amount of add pruning-N (partial r2 of 27%), the rainfall during the growing season (partial r2 of 17%), the POM-N content (partial r2 of 14%), and to a lesser degree to the POM N concentration (partial r2 of 5%), the fertilizer N addition rate (partial r2 of 3%), and the silt and clay content of the soil (partial r2 of 3%). The POM-N content was shown to be influenced by organic matter additions and soil characteristics and to contribute significantly to maize N supply. This pool may be an important indicator for the soil fertility status of savanna soils. |
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| spelling | CGSpace960692024-03-06T10:16:43Z Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity Vanlauwe, Bernard Aman, S. Aihou, K. Tossah, B.K. Adebiyi, V. Sanginga, N. Lyasse, O. Diels, J. Merckx, Roel albie lebbeck gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil organic matter particle size senna siamea cropping systems alley cropping 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 of N and maize N uptake were assessed for a set of alley cropping trials in the West- African moist savanna. The trials were established in Niaouli (Bénin Republic), in Glidji, Amoutchou, and Sarakawa (Togo), and in Bouaké and Ferkessédougou (Côte d‘ Ivoire). The total soil N content, averaged over all treatments and years, varied between 324 and 1140 mg N kg−1 soil. The POM-N content varied between 50 and 160 mg N kg−1 soil. The average proportion of soil N belonging to the POM pool ranged between 9% and 29%. This was significantly related to the annual N inputs from maize stover and prunings, when averaged over the different alley cropping treatments. The trial ‘age‘ also appeared to be related to the impact of the different treatments on the POM-N content. The Ferkessédougou soil contained a relatively higher proportion of total soil N in the POM pool because of its relatively high silt and clay content, compared to the other sites. The relative change in POM-N content between 1996 and the initial sampling was about twice the relative change in total soil N content. This suggests that N incorporated in the POM is relatively labile, compared to N incorporated in the other SOM fractions. Maize N uptake was related to the amount of add pruning-N (partial r2 of 27%), the rainfall during the growing season (partial r2 of 17%), the POM-N content (partial r2 of 14%), and to a lesser degree to the POM N concentration (partial r2 of 5%), the fertilizer N addition rate (partial r2 of 3%), and the silt and clay content of the soil (partial r2 of 3%). The POM-N content was shown to be influenced by organic matter additions and soil characteristics and to contribute significantly to maize N supply. This pool may be an important indicator for the soil fertility status of savanna soils. 1999 2018-07-05T06:30:35Z 2018-07-05T06:30:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96069 en Limited Access Vanlauwe, B., Aman, S., Aihou, K., Tossah, B. K., Adebiyi, V., Sanginga, N., ... & Merckx, R. (1998). Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West-Africa: III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity. Agroforestry Systems, 42(3), 245-264. |
| spellingShingle | albie lebbeck gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil organic matter particle size senna siamea cropping systems alley cropping Vanlauwe, Bernard Aman, S. Aihou, K. Tossah, B.K. Adebiyi, V. Sanginga, N. Lyasse, O. Diels, J. Merckx, Roel Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title | Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title_full | Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title_fullStr | Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title_short | Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| title_sort | alley cropping in the moist savanna of west africa iii soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity |
| topic | albie lebbeck gliricidia sepium leucaena leucocephala soil organic matter particle size senna siamea cropping systems alley cropping |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96069 |
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