| dc.contributor.author | Ohiri, A.C. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ezumah, H.C. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T11:36:00Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T11:36:00Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ohiri, A.C. & Ezumah, H.C. (1990). Tillage effects on cassava (Manihot esculenta) production and some soil properties. Soil and Tillage Research, 17(3-4), 221-229. |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6033 |
| dc.description.abstract | Cassava is traditionally grown on tilled soils. Interest in reduced-tillage systems is increasing in the humid tropics due to erosion problems. A field study was conducted on a sandy clay loam Ultisol to compare cassava performance in three tillage systems effects on soil water and organic carbon content. Tillage treatments were: (1) ploughing, harrowing and ridging (conventional); (2) digger-made holes (minimum); (3) pushing the sharpened end of cassavs cuttigs directly into the soil (no-till). Tillage did not affect total biomass yields in the first year. In the second year, significant differences were obtained in the yield of tops but not of fresh roots. No-till and minimum tillage out-yielded the conventional system by 40% and 23%, respectively, in the yield of tops,. It was apparent that elimination of ploughing did not reduce total biomass yield. Soil moisture contents in no-till and minimum tillage were significantly higher (P = 0.05) than in the conventional-tillage system. Conv organic carbon decresed significantly (P = 0.01) over time in all tillage systems. Conventional tillage gave the highest reduction. Cassava may be grown successfully in reduced-tillage systems in Ultisols of the humid tropics. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Cassava |
| dc.subject | Manihot Esculenta |
| dc.subject | Soil Water Content |
| dc.subject | Erosion |
| dc.subject | Tillage |
| dc.subject | Soil Properties |
| dc.subject | Soil Organic Matter |
| dc.subject | Carbon |
| dc.subject | Crop Yield |
| dc.subject | Ultisols |
| dc.title | Tillage effects on cassava (Manihot esculenta) production and some soil properties |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | National Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Cassava |
| cg.iitasubject | Soil Information |
| cg.iitasubject | Farming Systems |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 105963 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-1987(90)90037-E |
