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Maize nutrient yield response and requirement in the maize belt of Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAliyu, K.T.
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.
dc.contributor.authorHuising, J.E.
dc.contributor.authorJibrin, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorShehu, B.M.
dc.contributor.authorRurinda, J.
dc.contributor.authorAdam, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, I.B.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-09T11:05:34Z
dc.date.available2022-06-09T11:05:34Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationAliyu, K.T., Kamara, A., Huising, J.E., Jibrin, J.M., Shehu, B.M., Rurinda, J., ... & Vanlauwe, B. (2022). Maize nutrient yield response and requirement in the maize belt of Nigeria. Environmental Research Letters, 17(6), 1-17.
dc.identifier.issn1748-9326
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7501
dc.description.abstractAbsence of site-specific nutrient recommendation and high spatial variability of soil fertility are major factors affecting maize response to applied nutrients in Nigeria. In this study, we assessed maize response to applied nutrients and nutrient use efficiency in different management zones (MZs), for designing site-specific nutrient management recommendations for maize in the maize belt of Nigeria. The maize belt in Nigeria was earlier delineated into four MZsMZs (MZ1 to MZ4) based on soil properties. In the current study, data from two different trials, nutrient omission trials (N = 293) and fertilizer response trial (N = 705), conducted in the years 2015–2017, were extracted for MZ1 to MZ3; to analyze maize yield responses to application of N, P and K, and secondary and micro-nutrients. Maize yield response to K application was only positive in MZ1. Responses to N and P application were positive for all MZs. However, the magnitude of maize response to P varied between the MZs, indicating a differentiation in the degree to which P is limiting maize production in the study area. Average nitrogen requirement was higher for MZ3 (138 kg ha−1), than for MZ2 and MZ1 (121 and 83 kg ha−1, respectively). Average P requirement was higher for MZ3 (45 kg ha−1) than for the other zones. Potassium requirement was 26% and 28% higher in MZ2 and MZ3 compared with MZ1 (∼15 kg ha−1). The use of the specific nutrient rates for the MZs may reduce risks and uncertainties in crop production. The delineated MZs of the maize belt of Nigeria that incorporates spatial variability in soil fertility conditions are useful for nutrient management for larger areas.
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
dc.format.extent1-17
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectYield Response Factor
dc.subjectNutrient Management
dc.subjectNutrient Use Efficiency
dc.subjectFertilizers
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systems
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleMaize nutrient yield response and requirement in the maize belt of Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationBayero University Kano
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zimbabwe
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidALIYU:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.journalEnvironmental Research Letters
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 26 May 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5bb1
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAlpha Kamara: 0000-0002-1844-2574
cg.iitaauthor.identifierJeroen Huising: 0000-0002-5567-5289
cg.iitaauthor.identifierbernard vanlauwe: 0000-0001-6016-6027
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue6
cg.identifier.volume17


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