| dc.creator |
Nyoki, Daniel |
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| dc.creator |
Ndakidemi, Patrick |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-23T06:16:36Z |
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| dc.date |
2019-05-23T06:16:36Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-10 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-25T09:20:29Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-25T09:20:29Z |
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| dc.identifier |
2319-7706 |
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| dc.identifier |
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.510.056 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/162 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94982 |
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| dc.description |
Research Article published by International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences Volume 5 Number 10 (2016) |
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| dc.description |
The significant constraint to legumes and cereal crop production in most sub-
Saharan Africa countries is the loss of soil fertility. The most limiting soil nutrients
are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) which to the great extent cause
low grain yields. The main reason for declining of these nutrients in the soil is the
mining through continued cultivation without external input application. These
nutrients are not usually applied by farmers because of their high prices leading to
poor crop growth, development and finally poor yield. Leguminous crops have
ability to form symbiotic relationship with rhizobia and fix atmospheric nitrogen.
The fixed nitrogen can be used by legume plant themselves or might be transferred
and be utilized by other plants growing nearby in intercropping systems or can be
used by plants grown in the subsequent season. This review focus on understanding
how rhizobia inoculation, intercropping system, and fertilization with P and K
influences nitrogen fixation; mineral composition in the crop rhizosphere; nutrient
uptake in plants; plant growth; photosynthesis and leaf chlorophyll formation; land
equivalent ratio and ultimately yield performance of legumes and cereals. The
results from different literatures cited showed that rhizobia inoculation and
supplementation with phosphorus and potassium had positive significant effects on
all parameters measured. Therefore, based on the findings reported, it can be
recommended, to use rhizobia inoculants supplemented with optimum levels of
phosphorus and potassium in intercropping systems as a strategy for improving
crop production. |
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| dc.format |
application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en_US |
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| dc.publisher |
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
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| dc.subject |
Biological nitrogen fixation |
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| dc.subject |
soil fertility |
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| dc.subject |
Land equivalent ratio |
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| dc.subject |
food security |
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| dc.subject |
nutrient uptake |
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| dc.title |
Intercropping System, Rhizobia Inoculation, Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilization: A Strategy of Soil Replenishment for Improved Crop Yield |
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| dc.type |
Article |
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