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Nutrient addition into soil by leaves of Cassia siamea and Gliricidia sepium grown on an ultisol in Southern Nigeria

Nutrient addition into soil by leaves of Cassia siamea and Gliricidia sepium grown on an ultisol... Agroforestry Systems 10: 131-133, 1990. 131 © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Nutrient addition into soil by leaves of Cassia siamea and Gliricidia sepium grown on an ultisol in Southern Nigeria B.S. GHUMAN and R. LAL International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ( HTA ), Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria, and Dept. of Agronomy, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Alley cropping is a potentially useful system for the humic and sub-humid tropics [Kang et al., 1984; Lal, 1989a; b; c]. Research data on nutrient input by woody perennials is a useful information in developing a package of cultural practices for judicious soil and crop management. In the present study, growth and leaf fall under Cassia siamea and biomass production by Gliricidia sepium hedgerows were studied on an Ultisol at Okomu (5°12 ' E; 6024 'N; 76mamsl), in Southern Nigeria. The Okomu environs receive about 2000mm of rainfall between March and October. Soils of the ex- perimental site are reddish sandy loam at the surface changing to clay loam with depth, and are classified as Paleudults with low pH and low base saturation. These soils are free of gravels/plinthite and skeletal materials, and are well drained. The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agroforestry Systems Springer Journals

Nutrient addition into soil by leaves of Cassia siamea and Gliricidia sepium grown on an ultisol in Southern Nigeria

Agroforestry Systems , Volume 10 (2) – May 13, 2004

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Life Sciences; Forestry; Agriculture
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0167-4366
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1572-9680
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10.1007/BF00115361
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Abstract

Agroforestry Systems 10: 131-133, 1990. 131 © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Nutrient addition into soil by leaves of Cassia siamea and Gliricidia sepium grown on an ultisol in Southern Nigeria B.S. GHUMAN and R. LAL International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ( HTA ), Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria, and Dept. of Agronomy, The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Alley cropping is a potentially useful system for the humic and sub-humid tropics [Kang et al., 1984; Lal, 1989a; b; c]. Research data on nutrient input by woody perennials is a useful information in developing a package of cultural practices for judicious soil and crop management. In the present study, growth and leaf fall under Cassia siamea and biomass production by Gliricidia sepium hedgerows were studied on an Ultisol at Okomu (5°12 ' E; 6024 'N; 76mamsl), in Southern Nigeria. The Okomu environs receive about 2000mm of rainfall between March and October. Soils of the ex- perimental site are reddish sandy loam at the surface changing to clay loam with depth, and are classified as Paleudults with low pH and low base saturation. These soils are free of gravels/plinthite and skeletal materials, and are well drained. The

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Published: May 13, 2004

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