Management of Soil-Microorganism: Interphase for Sustainable Soil Fertility Management and Enhanced Food Security

Uzoh, Ifeyinwa Monica; Okebalama, Chinyere Blessing; Igwe, C. A.; Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50672-8_25

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“…The increase in yield of maize rotated with soybean may be attributed to soybean residue containing organic N and other nutrients that are released by soil microbes after breakdown for succeeding maize. This is constant with the prior study, which shows that a soybean-maize rotation improves yield (Boomsma et al, 2010;Franke et al, 2018;Lauer et al, 1997;Nyambo et al, 2020;Uzoh et al, 2019). When compared to cereals grown continuously, soybean-maize rotations boost SSA cereal yields by 0.49 tons ha −1 or more in fields planted following a legume (Acevedo-Siaca & Goldsmith, 2020).…”

Section: Effects Of Rotations On Maize Yieldsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…This might be due to the potential of soybean crops in improving soil fertility. The positive impacts of soybean-maize rotation on soil properties were expected because research has shown that legumes increase soil parameters and also higher soil parameters in soybeanmaize rotations compared to continuous cropping could be associated with the quality of biomass produced by legumes (Uzoh et al, 2019;Yuan et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Growing maize after soybean boosted maize grain yield by 36% and lowered the predicted demand for UREA by 46 kg in Ethiopia (Belachew et al, 2022). In general, legume-maize rotation enhanced soil total N, accessible P, exchangeable K, and organic matter content (Uzoh et al, 2019), which results in increased productivity of subsequent crops.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Incorporating legumes into cropping systems is critical for long-term agricultural system management and lowering nitrogen fertilizer requirements for maize productivity (Uzoh et al, 2019). There is substantial evidence that higher N2 fixation inputs from legumes result in higher residual benefits for subsequent crops (Ojiem et al, 2014;Van Vugt et al, 2018;Zerihun & Haile, 2017).…”

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Long‐term soybean–maize rotation experiments in cereal‐based farming systems at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Dabessa,

Debala

2023

Food and Energy Security

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Maize monoculture is one of the major restrictions limiting maize productivity in Western Ethiopia. Although the inclusion of legumes in cropping systems is an essential approach for the sustainable management of farming systems and for reducing the nitrogen (N) fertilizer requirement for maize production in the long term, the effects of soybean on the sustainability of maize productivity and soil fertility are unclear in Ethiopia. Continuous cropping of maize has led to extensive degradation of soil and a decrease in crop productivity in Western Ethiopia. Thus, the study was conducted to compare the long‐term impact of soybean on the sustainability of the production system in soybean–maize rotation and to monitor soil fertility dynamics in soybean–maize rotational systems. Nine different soybean–maize rotation treatments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The study results showed that soybean–maize rotation gave a relatively steady yield compared to the maize mono‐cropping system. Soybean–maize rotation improves the productivity of component crops in cropping systems. The highest maize grain yield was recorded from soybean–maize rotation with fertilizer application for the two components (RS + M+) and soybean–maize rotation without fertilizer application for the soybean component (RS‐M+), respectively. Soybean grain yield was significantly correlated with OC (%), OM (%), and TN (%), whereas maize yield was adversely correlated with soil parameters, except soil pH. Overall, the knowledge we can contribute to the readers from this study is that soybean–maize rotation plays an important role in achieving sustainable agriculture by increasing soil fertility and achieving stable soybean and maize yields and soybean should be inoculated with Rhizobium strain year after year continuously. Thus, it can be concluded that soybean–maize rotation with fertilizer applications (RS + M+) for two components can be used in maize belt areas of Western Ethiopia.

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Section: Effects Of Rotations On Maize Yieldsupporting

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Long‐term soybean–maize rotation experiments in cereal‐based farming systems at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Dabessa,

Debala

2023

Food and Energy Security

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Utilization of pulse crops has grown in popularity for both health and environmental reasons. Environmentally, when legumes are grown in rotation with wheat or other cereal grains, soil quality can be improved through the nitrogen fixing ability of root-associated rhizobia (Saad et al, 2018;Uzoh et al, 2019). Regarding utilization, whole grain, high fiber, and high protein foods are growing in popularity due to their more desirable nutrient composition.

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Incorporation of yellow pea flour into white pan bread

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Background and objectives With growing trends in health‐conscious consumers, pea flour has been investigated for incorporation into baked products. The objective of this study was to understand the effect of pea flour incorporation (0, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20%) milled with a Miag Multomat mill into white pan bread. Bread and sensory quality were assessed. Findings Bread loaf volume was reduced with higher levels of pea flour incorporation. Texture, specific volume, and height were not significantly different between treatments until ≥10% w/w pea flour addition. Bread crust color was not affected by pea flour incorporation. Bread crumb color was redder, more yellow and slightly darker with pea flour addition. Crumb gas cell structure was indicative of gas cell coalescence with larger cells and thicker cell walls. Bread quality was assessed with a consumer sensory panel comprised of 60 individuals. Consumers could perceive differences between the control and pea flour containing breads. However, there were no major differences in overall acceptability between pea flour containing treatments. Even with 20% pea flour addition, pea flour can be used in conjunction with wheat to make a sensorially acceptable bread. Conclusions A high‐quality pea flour containing wheat bread can be made. At 20% pea flour incorporation, quality as defined by instrumental analyses decreases, while sensory analysis showed few differences between treatments. Significance and novelty Nutrient dense pea flour can be incorporated into wheat breads at a level of 20% with little effect on consumer acceptance.

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Manure fertilizer divergently affects organic and inorganic carbon in a dryland agricultural soil

Su,

Kong,

Qiu

et al. 2024

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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Soil carbon (C) is important to support sustainable agriculture, affect global C cycling, and influence the climate system. Manure fertilization is an important and widely used practice to increase agricultural productivity and soil organic carbon (SOC) pools, whereas its effect on soil inorganic carbon (SIC) and total C in deep soils is not reported. This knowledge gap restricts our ability to accurately evaluate C budget in agricultural soils because SIC in deep soils accounts for more than half of the global soil C pools, while current earth system models rarely take them into account. Herein, we examined changes of soil C along 0‐ to 3.0‐m depth after 35 years of application of manure in a dryland agricultural ecosystem. We also measured C concentrations in soil samples (0–0.2 m) from 1985 to 2019 to evaluate C dynamics in topsoils. The objective was to understand how SIC and SOC in deep soils respond to manure fertilization in semiarid ecosystem, where SIC accounts for a large fraction of total C. We showed a divergent effect of 35 years of manure application on SOC and SIC in 0–3.0 m soil from a dryland agricultural ecosystem. Either within or across the two cropping systems examined, manure increased SOC in top 0.8 m layer but decreased SIC in 0.8–3.0 m layer, which offset SOC increase and resulted in 63.8 Mg ha−1 decrease of total C in 0–3.0 m soil layer. Given the importance of soil C for sustainable agriculture and that drylands contain 80% of the global SIC and ∼50% of world cropland, immediate attention should be paid to such divergent effects in both mechanisms understanding and model prediction.

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Management of Soil-Microorganism: Interphase for Sustainable Soil Fertility Management and Enhanced Food Security

Cited by 5 publications

References 73 publications

Long‐term soybean–maize rotation experiments in cereal‐based farming systems at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Long‐term soybean–maize rotation experiments in cereal‐based farming systems at Bako, Western Ethiopia

Incorporation of yellow pea flour into white pan bread

Manure fertilizer divergently affects organic and inorganic carbon in a dryland agricultural soil

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