Nitrogen rhizodeposition from soybean (Glycine max) and its impact on nutrient budgets in two contrasting environments of the Guinean savannah zone of Nigeria

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Laberge, G ^a   Franke, A C ^b,c,d   Ambus, P ^d   Hogh Jensen H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

15N; Glycine max; Guinean savannah; Leaf labelling; Legumes; Nitrogen; Promiscuous soybean; Rhizodeposition; Roots

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CROPPING PRACTICE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; ROOT SYSTEM; SAVANNA; SOYBEAN;

AFRICA; IBADAN; KADUNA [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; OYO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; ZARIA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 67349149123     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-008-9225-8     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Araujo E S, Boddey RM, Urquiaga S, Alves BJR (2006) Soybean below-ground N and its contribution to the N nutrition of a subsequent sorghum crop. Paper presented at 18th World congress of soil science, Philadelphia, 9-15 July
2. Bationo A, Traore Z, Kimetu J, Bagayoko M, Bado V, Lompo M, Tabo R, Koala S (2004) Cropping systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone: implications on soil fertility management. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF), Nairobi, p 34
3. RJ Carsky R Abaidoo KE Dashiell N Sanginga 1997 Effect of soybean on subsequent maize grain yield in Guinea savanna of West Africa Afr Crop Sci J 5 31 39
4. ARJ Eaglesham A Ayanaba VR Rao DL Eskew 1982 Mineral N effects on cowpea and soybean crops in a Nigerian soil 2 amounts of N fixed and accrual to the soil Plant Soil 68 183 192 10.1007/BF02373704
5. FAO (1988) FAO/UNESCO Soil map of the world, revised legend. World Resources Report 60, FAO, Rome. Reprinted as Technical Paper 20, ISRIC, Wageningen, 1989, p 138
6. AC Franke S Schulz BD Oyewole S Bako 2004 Incorporating short-season legumes and green manure crops into maize-based systems in the moist Guinean savannah of West Africa Exp Agric 40 463 479 10.1017/S001447970400211X
7. Franke AC, Laberge G, Oyewole BD, Schulz S (2008) A comparison between legume technologies, fallow and N-fertilization and their effects on maize and soil traits, in two distinct environments of the West African savannahs. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst (in press). doi: 10.1007/s10705-008-9174-2
8. Giller KE (2002) Nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems. CABI, Wallingford
9. 2-fixation by isotope dilution Soil Biol Biochem 19 459 463 10.1016/0038-0717(87)90038-1
10. FMA Harris 1998 Farm-level assessment of the nutrient balance in northern Nigeria Agric Ecosyst Environ 71 201 214 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00141-8
11. Heichel GH (1987) Legume nitrogen: symbiotic fixation and recovery by subsequent crops. In: Helsel ZR (ed) Energy in plant nutrition and pest control. Elsevier, Amsterdam
12. 15N labelling of soil and root N pools for studies of root exudation Rapid Comm Mass Spectrom 18 2415 2425 10.1002/rcm.1615
13. IAEA (2004) Use of isotope and radiation methods in soil and water management and crop nutrition, an interactive CD. IAEA, Vienna
14. IITA (1981) Analytical services laboratory manual. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan
15. DF Khan MB Peoples GD Schwenke WL Felton DL Chen DF Herridge 2003 Effects of below-ground nitrogen on N balances of field-grown fababean, chickpea, and barley Aust J Agric Res 54 333 340 10.1071/AR02105
16. 15N in situ stem labelling method Soil Biol Biochem 35 21 28 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00212-2
17. 15N-labeling to estimate the total below-ground nitrogen of pasture legumes in intact soil-plant systems Aust J Agric Res 48 295 304 10.1071/A96097
18. RL Mitchell WJ Russell 1971 Root development and rooting patterns of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) evaluated under field conditions Agron J 63 313 316
19. B Ncube S Twomlow M van Wijk J Dimes K Giller 2007 Productivity and residual benefits of grain legumes to sorghum under semi-arid conditions in south western Zimbabwe Plant Soil 299 1 15 10.1007/s11104-007-9330-5
20. IJ Ogoke RJ Carsky AO Togun K Dashiell 2003 Effect of P fertilizer application on N balance of soybean crop in the guinea savanna of Nigeria Agric Ecosyst Environ 100 153 159 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00183-X
21. J Ojiem B Vanlauwe N de Ridder K Giller 2007 Niche-based assessment of contributions of legumes to the nitrogen economy of Western Kenya smallholder farms Plant Soil 292 119 135 10.1007/s11104-007-9207-7
22. AO Osunde A Bala MS Gwam PA Tsado N Sanginga JA Okojun 2003 Residual benefits of promiscuous soybean to maize (Zea mays L.) grown on farmers' fields around Minna in the southern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria Agric Ecosyst Environ 100 209 220 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00197-X
23. Polomski J, Kuhn N (2002) Root Research Methods. In: Waisel Y, Eshel A, Kafkafi U (eds) Plant roots the hidden half. Marcel Dekker Inc, New York
24. IJ Rochester MB Peoples GA Constable 1998 Faba beans and other legumes add nitrogen to irrigated cotton cropping systems Aust J Exp Agric 38 253 260 10.1071/EA97132
25. N Sanginga K Dashiell JA Okogun J Thottappilly 1997 Nitrogen fixation and N contribution by promiscuous nodulating soybeans in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria Plant Soil 195 257 266 10.1023/A:1004207530131
26. N Sanginga J Okogun B Vanlauwe K Dashiell 2002 The contribution of nitrogen by promiscuous soybeans to maize based cropping the moist savannah of Nigeria Plant Soil 241 223 231 10.1023/A:1016192514568
27. N Sanginga KE Dashiell J Diels B Vanlauwe O Lyasse RJ Carsky S Tarawali B Safo-Adjei A Menkir S Schulz BB Singh D Chikoye D Keatinge R Ortiz 2003 Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna Agric Ecosyst Environ 100 305 314 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00188-9
28. 15N labelling split-root technique Soil Biol Biochem 37 1893 1897 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.02.024
29. Schulz S, Carsky RJ, Tarawali SA (2001) Herbaceous legumes: the panacea for West African soil fertility problems? In: Tian G, Keatinge JDH, Ishida F (eds) Sustaining soil fertility in West Africa. SSSA special publication no 58, Madison, pp 179-196
30. A Singh RJ Carsky EO Lucas K Dashiell 2003 Soil N balance as affected by soybean maturity class in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria Agric Ecosyst Environ 100 231 240 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00193-2
31. Smaling EMA, Nandwa S, Janssen BH (1997) Soil fertility in Africa is at stake. In: Buresh RJ, Sanchez PA, Calhoun F (eds) Recapitalization of soil nutrient capital in Sub-Saharan Africa. ASSA/CSSA/SSSA, Madison
32. JJ Stoorvogel EMA Smaling BH Janssen 1993 Calculating soil nutrient balances in Africa at different scales I. supranational scale Fert Res 35 227 335 10.1007/BF00750641
33. B Vanlauwe KE Giller 2006 Popular myths around soil fertility management in Sub-Saharan Africa Agric Ecosyst Environ 116 34 46 10.1016/j.agee.2006.03.016
34. F Wichern E Eberhardt J Mayer RG Jorgensen T Muller 2008 Nitrogen rhizodeposition in agricultural crops: methods, estimates and future prospects Soil Biol Biochem 40 30 48 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.010
35. 15N-labelling techniques for enriching above- and below-ground components of the plant-soil system Soil Biol Biochem 38 397 400