Effect of phosphorus application on the productivity and quality of three Stylosanthes cultivars
| dc.creator | Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. | |
| dc.creator | Kaufmann, Ralph R. von | |
| dc.date | 1986 | |
| dc.date | 2013-06-11T09:24:35Z | |
| dc.date | 2013-06-11T09:24:35Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T17:14:57Z | |
| dc.description | In the subhumid zone of Nigeria S. guianensis cv Cook, S. Guianensis cv Schofield and S. hamata cv Verano produced low dry matter yields. The role of P in limiting yields was investigated in a field experiment at Kurmin Biri, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Four levels of P<sub>2O<sub>5, zero, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha<sup>-1, were applied to these stylos in 1981 and the experiment was run for two years, without further P additions, in order to determine residual levels. S. guianensis cv CooK responded most to increasing levels of P up to 80 kg P<sub>2O<sub>5 ha<sup>-1; the same trend was shown by cv Schofield but the response was less marked. S. hamata cv Verano did not respond in DM yield but the application of P gave improved seed production and increased P content in the tissue. P levels marginally increased the digestibility of the forage produced. Nodulation was not affected by P application for cv Verano but there was a marked effect in cvs Cook and Schofield. Crude protein was increased by P applications. In the second year, when no additonal P was applied, productivity of cvs Cood and Schofield declined by 60-70% but cv Verano remained only slightly affected. P application and legume growth increased organic C and N which suggest possibilities for enhancing integrated crop-livestock systems. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29710 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/146656 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Limited Access | |
| dc.source | Tropical Agriculture;212-216 | |
| dc.subject | subhumid zones | |
| dc.subject | stylosanthes guianensis | |
| dc.subject | phosphorus | |
| dc.subject | stylosanthes | |
| dc.subject | fertilizer application | |
| dc.subject | cultivars | |
| dc.subject | seed production | |
| dc.subject | soil properties | |
| dc.title | Effect of phosphorus application on the productivity and quality of three Stylosanthes cultivars | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |