Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) prunings as nitrogen source for maize (Zea mays L.)

Kang, Β. T.; Sipkens, L; Wilson, G. F.; Nangju, D.

doi:10.1007/bf01050199

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“…Soil samples from beneath the reference trees afford L. leucocephala the opportunity to accumulate more water which explains for high freshweights detected from plant materials obtained from soil samples from beneath the reference trees (Table 3). The shoot and root dry weights of L. leucocephala plant materials obtained from soils from beneath S. siamea and L. leucocephala were found not to be significantly varied thus corroborating the fact that the L. leucocephala relatively has exceptional capacity to produce biomass, forage, wood and to improve soil fertility as reported by Kang et al (1981). This suggests that higher rhizobia population from L. leucocephala soils did not translate to high dry matter accumulation in Leucaena when compared with the biomass production in S. siamea.…”

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Persistence of Rhizobium inoculants originating from Leucaena leucocephala fallowed plots in Southwest Nigeria

Ojo¹,

Fagade²

2002

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Ten core soil samples were collected from experimental plots at IITA, SW Nigeria that were previously inoculated with Rhizobium strains (IRC1045 and IRC 1050) specific for Leucaena leucocephala at two depths; 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm. The control soil samples were collected at similar depths from an adjacent field with no previous history of legume cultivation. Six weeks after planting of L. leucocephala in the soil samples in the greenhouse shoots, roots and nodules were harvested aseptically. Typing of the nodules as well as the identification of the persisting population of the introduced strains were based on the intrinsic resistance of IRC 1045 and IRC 1050 to streptomycin at 500 mg/ml and nodules were found to be made up of 100% of previously introduced strains. The potency and competitive ability of the recovered IRC 1045 and IRC 1050 were thus confirmed via the pot experiment and plant reinfection experiment in the greenhouse. At 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm depths 8.0 x 10 4 and 9.0 x 10 4 rhizobia/g of soil were recovered respectively in spite of the 10-year fallow period. Biomass production with the three woody legumes revealed Root and Shoot dry weights of the following order of magnitude Senna siamea > L. leucocephala > Senna spectabilis. This report showed the great potential of application of Rhizobium technology in low input sustainable agricultural practice and environmental pollution abatement for non-use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers.

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Persistence of Rhizobium inoculants originating from Leucaena leucocephala fallowed plots in Southwest Nigeria

Ojo¹,

Fagade²

2002

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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“…This is commonly practiced in many developing countries in the tropics where fertilizer use is limited due to economic reasons or unavailability (Kang & Wilson 1987;Kang 1988). Many researchers have indicated that plant residues from planted fallows or prunings from hedgerows in alley cropping systems can contribute significant quantities of nutrients to the associated crop (Kang et al 1981;Mulongoy & van der Meersch 1988). To better evaluate the potential of plant residues from planted fallow species as a nutrient source, more information is needed about their chemical composition and nutrient release patterns.…”

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Effects of chemical composition on N, Ca, and Mg release during incubation of leaves from selected agroforestry and fallow plant species

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“…Interestingly was the case of Bean, guaje (L. leucocephala) and legume pods mix with a BE of 125% and PR 5.0 and Erythrina americana flowers with a BE of 125% and 5.87 of PR, the evaluated period for production was the 25 and 23 days respectively. The first substrate includes the L. leucocephala, it is well known to have a high content of Nitrogen [40,41], and this can help to supply the nutrition of Pleurotus to increase the biomasse as mentioned earlier. This is the first report of the Erythrina americana flowers, used as a substrate for Pleurotus cultivation.…”

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Competitive Edible Mushroom Production from Nonconventional Waste Biomass

Aguilar‐Rivera¹,

Llarena‐Hernández²,

ChristianMichel‐Cuello³

et al. 2017

Future Foods

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Worldwide, there is an increase in acreage dedicated to the competitive production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and palms crops as productive diversification for food, feed, fiber, and fuels. However, in developing countries, there is malnutrition by an inadequate diet caused by deficiency in quality or quantity of food. Therefore, options are needed for the production of foods, mainly of high protein content such as edible mushroom from by-products. In Veracruz, Mexico, there is a large megadiversity of wastes derived from endemic plants, fruits, legumes, pods, leaves, straws, and flowers that are generated in a large amount and are disposed off through open-field burning without a specific use. The objective was to evaluate the potential of 30 nonconventional by-products and wastes for the production of low-cost oyster mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus. Biological efficiency (BE) varied from 17.65 to 180% and at least the 60% of the evaluated substrates (BE greater than 50%) are viable for the production of mushroom Pleurotus especially in view of its low contamination in trials and abundance and availability and diversity throughout the agricultural year as wastes. Besides, the spent substrates were converted into organic manure compost, vermicompost and bocashi to close the cycle for new food production.

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Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) prunings as nitrogen source for maize (Zea mays L.)

Cited by 61 publications

References 3 publications

Persistence of Rhizobium inoculants originating from Leucaena leucocephala fallowed plots in Southwest Nigeria

Persistence of Rhizobium inoculants originating from Leucaena leucocephala fallowed plots in Southwest Nigeria

Effects of chemical composition on N, Ca, and Mg release during incubation of leaves from selected agroforestry and fallow plant species

Competitive Edible Mushroom Production from Nonconventional Waste Biomass

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