Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa

The effect of fertilizer and mulch across tropic level of the cassava ecosystem, i.e. the plant, the cassava mealybug(CM), the wasp Apoanagyrus lopezi and its hyperparasitoids, was studied in two field experiments planted ins southern Benin. Several cassava cultivars with different branching pattern...

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Main Authors: Schulthess, F., Neuenschwander, Peter, Gounou, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98647
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description The effect of fertilizer and mulch across tropic level of the cassava ecosystem, i.e. the plant, the cassava mealybug(CM), the wasp Apoanagyrus lopezi and its hyperparasitoids, was studied in two field experiments planted ins southern Benin. Several cassava cultivars with different branching patterns and varying susceptibility to the cassava mealbug were planted on a sandy loamy and a sandy soil, respectively. Four to seven months after application of the soil treatments, differences in N.P.K in the first 50cm of the soil had mostly disappeared, indicating that the soil nutrients had been taken up by the plant and/or had leached to deeper layers of the soil.
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spelling CGSpace986472025-11-11T10:08:56Z Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa Schulthess, F. Neuenschwander, Peter Gounou, S. cassava manihot esculenta mulching soil fertility The effect of fertilizer and mulch across tropic level of the cassava ecosystem, i.e. the plant, the cassava mealybug(CM), the wasp Apoanagyrus lopezi and its hyperparasitoids, was studied in two field experiments planted ins southern Benin. Several cassava cultivars with different branching patterns and varying susceptibility to the cassava mealbug were planted on a sandy loamy and a sandy soil, respectively. Four to seven months after application of the soil treatments, differences in N.P.K in the first 50cm of the soil had mostly disappeared, indicating that the soil nutrients had been taken up by the plant and/or had leached to deeper layers of the soil. 1997 2018-12-19T07:01:07Z 2018-12-19T07:01:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98647 en Limited Access application/pdf Schulthess, F., Neuenschwander, P. & Gounou, S. (1997). Multi-trophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 66(3), 211-222.
spellingShingle cassava
manihot esculenta
mulching
soil fertility
Schulthess, F.
Neuenschwander, Peter
Gounou, S.
Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title_full Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title_fullStr Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title_short Multitrophic interactions in cassava, Manihot esculenta, cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of West Africa
title_sort multitrophic interactions in cassava manihot esculenta cropping systems in the subhumid tropics of west africa
topic cassava
manihot esculenta
mulching
soil fertility
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98647
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