Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa : from concept to practice /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2002.
• Subjects: Soil fertility > Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Fertilizers > Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Crops > Nutrition. > Africa, Sub-Saharan; Plant nutrients > Africa, Sub-Saharan.; Plant Nutrition.; Plant Production.; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy.; Soil Fertility.; Fertilizers and other Amendments.; Pollution and Degradation.; Crop production.; Fertilizers.; Nitrogen.; Nitrogen fertilizers.; Nutrient availability.; Nutrient balance.; Nutrient deficiencies.; Nutrient uptake.; On-farm training.; Phosphorus.; Plant nutrition.; Rock phosphate.; Socioeconomics.; Soil degradation.; Soil fertility.; Soil organic matter.; Electronic books.
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This book contains 23 peer-reviewed papers presented during the 'International Symposium on Balanced Nutrient Management Systems' which was held between 9 and 12 October 2000 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. This book is presented in seven sections (i) general introduction; (ii) variability...

Table of Contents:

• Forty Years of Soil Fertility Work in Sub-Saharan Africa / R. Dudal
• Soil Fertility Replenishment Takes Off in East and Southern Africa / P.A. Sanchez and B.A. Jama
• A Systems Approach to Target Balanced Nutrient Management in Soilscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa / J. Deckers
• In for a Penny, in for a Pound : Strategic Site-selection as a Key Element for On-farm Research that Aims to Trigger Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in West Africa / M.E.A. Schreurs, A. Maatman and C. Dangbégnon
• Agricultural Transformation and Fertilizer Use in the Cerealbased Systems of the Northern Guinea Savannah, Nigeria / V.M. Manyong, K.O. Makinde and A.G.O. Ogungbile
• Partial Macronutrient Balances of Mucuna/Maize Rotations in the Forest Savannah Transitional Zone of Ghana / J. Anthofer and J. Kroschel
• Process Research and Soil Fertility in Africa : Who Cares? / R. Merckx
• Fertilizer Equivalency Values of Organic Materials of Differing Quality / H.K. Murwira, P. Mutuo, N. Nhamo, A.E. Marandu, R. Rabeson, M. Mwale and C.A. Palm
• Plant N Uptake from Plant and Animal Organic Residues, Measured Using the Soil Pre-labelling 15N Isotope Dilution Approach / R. Hood
• Contribution of Organic Residues to Soil Phosphorus Availability in the Highlands of Western Kenya / G. Nziguheba, R. Merckx and C.A. Palm
• Resource Acquisition of Mixed Species Fallows : Competition or Complementarity? / G. Cadisch, S. Gathumbi, J.K. Ndufa and K.E. Giller
• Targeting Management of Organic Resources and Mineral Fertilizers : Can we Match Scientists' Fantasies with Farmers' Realities? / K.E. Giller
• Direct Interactions between N Fertilizer and Organic Matter : Evidence from Trials with 15N-labelled Fertilizer / B. Vanlauwe, J. Diels, K. Aihou, E.N.O. Iwuafor, O. Lyasse, N. Sanginga and R. Merckx
• On-farm Evaluation of the Contribution of Sole and Mixed Applications of Organic Matter and Urea to Maize Grain Production in the Savannah / E.N.O. Iwuafor, K. Aihou, J.S. Jaryum, B. Vanlauwe, J. Diels, N. Sanginga, O. Lyasse, J. Deckers and R. Merckx
• Yield Trends, Soil Nitrogen and Organic Matter Content During 20 Years of Continuous Maize Cultivation / J. Gigou and S.K. Bredoumy
• Meeting the Phosphorus Needs of the Soils and Crops of West Africa : the Role of Indigenous Phosphate Rocks / U. Mokwunye and A. Bationo
• Options for Increasing P Availability from Low Reactive Phosphate Rock / O. Lyasse, B.K. Tossah, B. Vanlauwe, J. Diels, N. Sanginga and R. Merckx
• Phosphorus Uptake from Sparingly Available Soil-P by Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes / G. Krasilnikoff, T.S. Gahoonia and N.E. Nielsen
• Improving Phosphate Rock Solubility and Uptake and Yields of Lowland Rice Grown on an Acidic Soil Amended with Legume Green Manure / E.A. Somado, R.F. Kuehne, M. Becker, K.L. Sahrawat and P.L.G. Vlek
• Decision Making on Integrated Nutrient Management through the Eyes of the Scientist, the Land-user and the Policy Maker / E.M.A. Smaling, J.J. Stoorvogel and A. de Jager
• Legumes : When and Where an Option? (No Panacea for Poor Tropical West African Soils and Expensive Fertilizers) / H. Breman and H. van Reuler
• Options for Soil Organic Carbon Maintenance under Intensive Cropping in the West African Savannah / J. Diels, K. Aihou, E.N.O. Iwuafor, R. Merckx, O. Lyasse, N. Sanginga, B. Vanlauwe and J. Deckers
• On-farm Research and Operational Strategies in Soil Fertility Management / P.L. Woomer, E.J. Mukhwana and J.K. Lynam.