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dc.contributor.authorJuo, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorKang, B.T.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:29:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:29:54Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.identifier.citationJuo, A.S. & Kang, B.T. (1989). Nutrient effects of modification of shifting cultivation in West Africa. In J. Proctor, Mineral nutrients in tropical forest and savanna ecosystems. Minnesota, United State: Blackwell, (p. 289-300).
dc.identifier.isbn0-632-02559-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5094
dc.description.abstractRecycling of plant residues, fertilizer use and inclusion of trees and perennials in crop fields are key components in systems for improved food crop production on infertile soils in the forest regions of West Africa. 2 On Alfisols of pH 5.5 or higher in the forest and forest-savanna transitional zones, systems including food crop-cover crop rotation, minimum tillage and the judicial use of fertilizer can sustain yields on small farms for 10 years or more without reverting land to bush fallow. Inter-planting leguminous trees such as Leucaena leucocephala with annual food crops is shown to improve food crop yields. The leguminous trees fix atmospheric nitrogen, recycle mineral nutrients from the subsoil, and prevent soil erosion and run-off water on sloping land. 3 On strongly leached acid soils (i.e. Ultisols and Oxisols) in high-rainfall regions, nutrient cycling and green manuring are less effective because of subsoil infertility. Intensive food crop production on such soils requires costly inputs of fertilizer and lime. However, experiments have shown that periodic application of small dosages of lime can sustain a moderate crop yield. Gradual saturation of subsoil horizons with calcium is a prerequisite for effective recycling of nutrients in agricultural systems in the high-rainfall region.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFood Crops
dc.subjectNutrients
dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectSoil Nutrient
dc.titleNutrient effects of modification of shifting cultivation in west Africa
dc.typeBook Chapter
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectLand Use
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
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