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    Phosphorus use efficiency and nitrogen balance of cowpea breeding lines in a low P soil of the derived savanna zone in West Africa

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    Date
    2000
    Author
    Sanginga, N.
    Lyasse, O.
    Singh, B.
    Type
    Journal Article
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    Differences in growth, nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) root infection among recent cowpea breeding lines from IITA were examined at low and high P levels in pot (94 lines) and field experiments (43 lines) at Fashola in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria. Based on their growth performance, these lines were subdivided into 5 groups: (i) poor performance under low and high P conditions; (ii) good performance under low P and poor performance under high P; (iii) intermediate performance under high and low P; (iv) good performance under high and low P conditions; and (v) good performance under high P and poor performance under low P. About 42% of the breeding lines (18 out of 43 lines tested) had the same grouping for the field and pot experiments. Eight cowpea lines (4 P-responders and 4 non-P-responders) were selected from the first experiment for subsequent studies on the effect of P supply (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P ha-1) on P uptake, P use efficiency, dry matter production, N-fixation, AMF infection and N balance. Dry matter production, shoot/root ratio, total shoot N, and total N-fixed of the non-P-responder line, IT81D-715, were strongly related to P uptake efficiency. The P-responder IT81D-849 had a significant (95%) correlation between AMF and P-use efficiency. The cowpea lines fixed on average 22 kg N ha-1, which was 70% of the plant total N. The N balance based on the difference between the amount of N2 fixed and N exported through the harvest, ranged between −10.6 kg N ha-1 and +7.7 kg N ha-1. Based on its adaptability to grow in low P soils and overall positive N balance, the cowpea line IT81D-715 should be recommended for cultivation when P is the limiting factor.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3676
    IITA Subjects
    Plant Production; Farm Management; Plant Breeding; Nutrition; Integrated Soil Fertility Management; Smallholder Farmers; Handling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products; Soil Fertility; Soil Health
    Agrovoc Terms
    Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi; N2 Fixation; N Harvest Index; P Uptake; Cowpeas; P Use Efficiency; Soil Fertility; Soil Nutrient
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
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