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Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands

Traditional land management techniques on vertisols frequently lead to soil fertility loss and land degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of improved land preparation methods on the dry biomass and nitrogen (N) content of two legume species grown under two phosphorus fe...

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Autores principales: Regassa, Hailu, Elias, Eyasu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36593861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12523
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description Traditional land management techniques on vertisols frequently lead to soil fertility loss and land degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of improved land preparation methods on the dry biomass and nitrogen (N) content of two legume species grown under two phosphorus fertilizer applications. The experimental design employed for these experiments was a randomized complete block design, with six treatments and four replications. Land preparation methods and phosphorus application significantly (P < 0.05) increased biomass production and N content in legumes. Over years and land preparation methods, vetch N accumulation was superior (P < 0.05) to clover and teff (Eragrostis teff). Such a large amount of N accumulation may have a positive contribution to subsequent crops when incorporated into the soil. Land preparation methods and years influenced soil mineral N accumulation, particularly under legumes. The N balance values indicated that it differed among species, land preparation methods, and P treatments over the year. The N balance of vetch +P ranged from 67.1 to 185.9 kg N ha(−1) over years and land preparation methods, whereas the comparable figure for vetch−P was 40.3–141.9 kg N ha(−1). Similarly, the N balance in clover-P ranged from 13.0 to 67.2 kg N ha(−1), and in clover +P from 13.8 to 98.6 kg N ha(−1). Teff's N balance has never exceeded 35 kg ha(−1) over the years.
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spelling pubmed-98038422023-01-01 Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands Regassa, Hailu Elias, Eyasu Heliyon Research Article Traditional land management techniques on vertisols frequently lead to soil fertility loss and land degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of improved land preparation methods on the dry biomass and nitrogen (N) content of two legume species grown under two phosphorus fertilizer applications. The experimental design employed for these experiments was a randomized complete block design, with six treatments and four replications. Land preparation methods and phosphorus application significantly (P < 0.05) increased biomass production and N content in legumes. Over years and land preparation methods, vetch N accumulation was superior (P < 0.05) to clover and teff (Eragrostis teff). Such a large amount of N accumulation may have a positive contribution to subsequent crops when incorporated into the soil. Land preparation methods and years influenced soil mineral N accumulation, particularly under legumes. The N balance values indicated that it differed among species, land preparation methods, and P treatments over the year. The N balance of vetch +P ranged from 67.1 to 185.9 kg N ha(−1) over years and land preparation methods, whereas the comparable figure for vetch−P was 40.3–141.9 kg N ha(−1). Similarly, the N balance in clover-P ranged from 13.0 to 67.2 kg N ha(−1), and in clover +P from 13.8 to 98.6 kg N ha(−1). Teff's N balance has never exceeded 35 kg ha(−1) over the years. Elsevier 2022-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9803842/ /pubmed/36593861 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12523 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_full Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_fullStr Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_full_unstemmed Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_short Dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the Ethiopian highlands
title_sort dry matter production, nitrogen yield and estimation of nitrogen fixation of legumes on vertisols of the ethiopian highlands
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36593861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12523
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