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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) walp applications for enhancing soil fertility and crop nutritional qualities: a review

dc.contributor.authorAlamu, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorAdesokan, M.
dc.contributor.authorFawole, S.
dc.contributor.authorMaziya-Dixon, B.
dc.contributor.authorMehreteab, T.
dc.contributor.authorChikoye, D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T10:58:25Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T10:58:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-21
dc.identifier.citationAlamu, E.O., Adesokan, M., Fawole, S., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mehreteab, T. & Chikoye, D. (2023). Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) walp applications for enhancing soil fertility and crop nutritional qualities: a review. Forests, 14, 1-13.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8102
dc.description.abstractGliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp is a well-known agroforestry leguminous tree that provides multiple benefits in different agroecological zones. Its apparent versatility is seen in improving animal feed, cleaning environmental wastes, and healing inflammations. It was also found to have significant benefits in agroforestry due to its ability to enhance soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and green manure. However, this article reviews the use of Gliricidia sepium to improve soil fertility and crop agronomic and nutritional properties. Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct were the databases consulted for the relevant articles used in this review. Trees and leaves of G. sepium, either used as mulch, biochar, or intercropped, have enhanced soil fertility indicators, such as total soil carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, available phosphorus, pH, cation exchange capacity, and soil organic matter in different farming systems. Its immense positive performance in improving the yield of crops led to an economic advantage for low-income farmers. G. sepium can also lower the use of mineral fertilizer as its adoption grows, leading to a greener environment in the agricultural sector. The review concluded that there is a plethora of research on the effect of Gliricidia on maize yield enhancement; hence further investigations should be conducted on using Gliricidia sepium as a green fertilizer to improve yields and the nutritional properties of other crops.
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAgronomy
dc.subjectGliricidia Sepium
dc.subjectSoil Fertility
dc.subjectAnimal Feeding
dc.subjectAgroforestry
dc.subjectIntercropping
dc.subjectMulches
dc.titleGliricidia sepium (Jacq.) walp applications for enhancing soil fertility and crop nutritional qualities: a review
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationNorwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
cg.coverage.hubSouthern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNutrition and Human Health
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectForestry
cg.iitasubjectIntegrated Soil Fertility Management
cg.iitasubjectSoil Fertility
cg.journalForests
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 21 Mar 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/f14030635
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAlamu Emmanuel Oladeji: 0000-0001-6263-1359
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMichael Adesokan: 0000-0002-1361-6408
cg.iitaauthor.identifierSegun Fawole: 0000-0001-5400-8989
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBusie Maziya-Dixon: 0000-0003-2014-2201
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDavid Chikoye: 0000-0002-6047-9821
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.volume14


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