Effects of Cassava Cultivation on Soil Quality Indicators in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

Ngome, Ajebesone Francis; Amougou, Mbatsogo Felix Constant; Tata, Precillia Ijang; Ndindeng, Sali Atanga; Mfopou, Mewouo Yvette Clarisse; Mapiemfu-Lamaré, Delphine; Njeudeng, Tenku Simon

doi:10.15580/gjas.2013.3.030613519

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“…The overall fresh weight for the compost amended plots was very similar to that of the plot treated with inorganic fertillizer. In addition, the work of Ngome et al (2013), Mary and Nithiya (2015) and Temegne et al (2015a, b) showed that the chemical composition of the soil affect the growth and plant yield.…”

Section: Marketable Yieldmentioning

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Response of African Nightshade (Solanum sp.) to cassava peel-based manure in the humid forest zone of Cameroon

Nkengafac¹,

Francis²,

Ives³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Studies were conducted at Ekona in the humid forest agro-ecological zone of Cameroon to evaluate the effects of cassava peel-based manures on the growth and yield of African Nightshade. The first experiment consisted of evaluating the composted cassava peel and poultry manure applied at the rates of 0, 5, 10 and 20 t/ha and 150 kg/ha NPK (20:10:10) fertilizer. In the second experiment, a dried and grind mixture of cassava peel and poultry manure were applied at rates of 0, 5, 10 and 20 t/ha and 150 kg/ha NPK (20:10:10) fertilizer. Treatments were laid out in a randomized complete design and replicated three times. Growth and yield data were collected and subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA). Significant treatments means were separated using students T test at p≤0.05. The different manures prepared were rich in macro nutrients particularly N (1-1.6%), P (0.7-1.4%) and K (1-1.7%). The experimental results showed that the applications of cassava peel-based manures significantly (p<0.05) influenced number of leaves, branches and biomass yield of African Nightshade. The use of cassava peel-based organic manure was very comparable to the use of inorganic fertilizer (NPK). Thus, cassava peel-based manure is promising for the enhancement of African Nightshade production, which could reduce the cost of fertilizer use and limit environmental pollution in Cameroon.

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Response of African Nightshade (Solanum sp.) to cassava peel-based manure in the humid forest zone of Cameroon

Nkengafac¹,

Francis²,

Ives³

et al. 2017

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…The site is also characterized by haplic ferralsol usually acidic. The area is governed by a Guinean equatorial climate with four seasons: a long rainy season from September to November, a long dry season from December to February, a short rainy season from March to June and a short dry season from July to August (Ngome et al, 2013).…”

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“…So the best local cassava accession of Cameroon has a yield (17.5*10 4 kg/ha) three times higher than the highest accession of Benin. Although Cameroonian soils as soils of sub-Saharan African countries is deficient in nutrients (FAO, 2003;Ngome et al, 2013;Temegne et al, 2015b), its nutrient composition is greater compared to the soils of Benin (Mbogne et al, 2015). The majority of low-yielding accessions in roots showed a growth of the aerial part (weight of shoot) more important than that of the underground part (ry).…”

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Agro-morphological Characterization of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Collected in the Humid Forest and Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zones of Cameroon

Temegne¹,

Mouafor²,

Ngome³

2016

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“…It improves, maintain and rebuild the soil, especially soils that have been cultivated for a long period of time. The continuous cultivation of farmland especially cassava production on the same pieces of land without adequate form of management practices is likely to affect soil quality attribute and possibly cassava production in the long term [5]. A key to soil restoration is to maximize the losses of these soil components caused by leaching, runoff and erosion [6].…”

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Effect of Soil Management Investment on Cassava Production in Oyo State, Nigeria

Oyewo

2019

AJRAF

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This study examines the effect of soil management investment on cassava production in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State (Nigeria) using cross-sectional data. Data were collected with the use of a structured questionnaire from eighty eight (88) respondents; four villages were randomly selected for the study. The data collected were analysed using descriptive, mean and multiple regression analyses. The results showed that 84.1% of the farmers were male while 15.9% were female, 45.4% were between the ages of 21 and 30 years, 60.2% of the farmers had 1-10 years of farming experience while 33.0% had tertiary education. Fertilizer and manure applications were the major soil management practices used by the respondents; 44.3% of the farmers invested between N11,000 and N20,000 on soil management during the farming season. The regression analyses revealed that farm size and cassava output were positively significant at 10% and 1% respectively while labour used was negatively signed and significant at 10% to the level of soil management investment. It was however, recommended that farmers should be more educated on the appropriate coping strategies for soil management. Hence, farmers should be encouraged by the Government by providing formal credit facilities with no or little interest rate to improve their soil management system in order to enhance productivity in the study area.

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Effects of Cassava Cultivation on Soil Quality Indicators in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

Response of African Nightshade (Solanum sp.) to cassava peel-based manure in the humid forest zone of Cameroon

Response of African Nightshade (Solanum sp.) to cassava peel-based manure in the humid forest zone of Cameroon

Agro-morphological Characterization of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Collected in the Humid Forest and Guinea Savannah Agro-ecological Zones of Cameroon

Effect of Soil Management Investment on Cassava Production in Oyo State, Nigeria

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