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SOIL & CROP SCIENCES

Improved legume fallows: Influence on nitrogen and microbial dynamics, and maize (Zea mays L) grain yield in sub-humid zone of West Africa

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Article: 1785778 | Received 11 May 2020, Accepted 17 Jun 2020, Published online: 28 Jun 2020

Figures & data

Table 1. Initial properties of soil at the farming for the future experimental site, UDS Nyankapala campus within the Guinea-Savannah ecological zone

Figure 1. Amount of initial biomass remaining in the litter bags during the decomposition experiment (Bars indicate standard errors; means are averages of years 1 and 2).

Figure 1. Amount of initial biomass remaining in the litter bags during the decomposition experiment (Bars indicate standard errors; means are averages of years 1 and 2).

Figure 2. Relationship between Albizia leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 2. Relationship between Albizia leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Table 2. Types of microorganisms present before biomass application (Initial stage) at the farming for the future site, University for Development Studies, Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana

Table 3. Effect of different plant biomass at different ages of plant on soil microbial organisms in the Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana

Table 4. Types of microorganisms present in year 1 after biomass application, at the farming for the future site, University for Development Studies in the Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana

Table 5. Types of microorganisms present in year 2 after biomass application at the farming for the future site, University for Development Studies, Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana

Table 6. Grain yield of maize in both first and second years. at the farming for the future, University for Development Studies in the Savannah zone of Ghana

Figure 3. Relationship between Cajanus leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 3. Relationship between Cajanus leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 4. Relationship between Leucaena leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 4. Relationship between Leucaena leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 5. Relationship between Moringa leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.

Figure 5. Relationship between Moringa leaf biomass decomposition and nitrogen release.