Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems

Management of harvested (senescent) banana pseudostems has implications for efficiency of nutrient use for sole cropped as well as intercropped bananas. Two studies were conducted on aspects of nutrient flows from senescent pseudostems. Sixty one and 55% of the initial N and P, respectively, in stan...

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Main Authors: Wortmann, Charles S., Karamura, E.B., Gold, C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: 1994
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97401
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author Wortmann, Charles S.
Karamura, E.B.
Gold, C.
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description Management of harvested (senescent) banana pseudostems has implications for efficiency of nutrient use for sole cropped as well as intercropped bananas. Two studies were conducted on aspects of nutrient flows from senescent pseudostems. Sixty one and 55% of the initial N and P, respectively, in standing senescent pseudostems were determined to be translocated to attached growing pseudostems at six weeks after harvest. Lesser proportions of the initial K, S, Fe, Zn, Cu and B were translocated; translocation of Ca, Mg and Mn was negligible. Over 50% and 70% of the initial N, K and Mg were released from the mulch of cut and shredded pseudostems by six and nine weeks after harvest, respectively. Other nutrients were released more slowly from the mulch.
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spelling CGSpace974012023-09-25T09:16:55Z Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems Wortmann, Charles S. Karamura, E.B. Gold, C. bananas nutrients harvesting soil Management of harvested (senescent) banana pseudostems has implications for efficiency of nutrient use for sole cropped as well as intercropped bananas. Two studies were conducted on aspects of nutrient flows from senescent pseudostems. Sixty one and 55% of the initial N and P, respectively, in standing senescent pseudostems were determined to be translocated to attached growing pseudostems at six weeks after harvest. Lesser proportions of the initial K, S, Fe, Zn, Cu and B were translocated; translocation of Ca, Mg and Mn was negligible. Over 50% and 70% of the initial N, K and Mg were released from the mulch of cut and shredded pseudostems by six and nine weeks after harvest, respectively. Other nutrients were released more slowly from the mulch. 1994 2018-09-14T07:37:48Z 2018-09-14T07:37:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97401 en fr Limited Access Wortmann, C., Karamura, E. & Gold, C. (1994). Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems. African Crop Science Journal, 2(2), 179-182.
spellingShingle bananas
nutrients
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Wortmann, Charles S.
Karamura, E.B.
Gold, C.
Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
title Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
title_full Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
title_fullStr Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
title_full_unstemmed Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
title_short Nutrient flows from harvested banana pseudostems
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nutrients
harvesting
soil
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