Potential Contribution of Lablab Residues to Maize Production in Moist Savanna of West Africa

Ewansiha, S.U.; Tarawali, Shirley A.; Odunze, A. C.; Iwuafor, E. N. O.

doi:10.1080/10440040802257181

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“…This finding did not however support earlier reports (Cheruiyot et al, 2001;Ewansiha et al, 2008). This may be due to the short fallow period of one year used in the present study compared with the two-year fallow reported by Ewansiha et al (2008).…”

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confidence: 57%

“…This may mean that the one-year fallow period was not long enough for lablab to improve the soil for significant response by subsequent maize for these traits. In addition, the fodder yield of lablab was low compared to those earlier reported (Ewansiha et al, 2008). The soil improvement potential of lablab is related to the biomass (Cheruiyot et al, 2001).…”

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confidence: 43%

“…Ewansiha et al (2008) reported that amount of rainfall can improve or adversely affect lablab performance depending on whether lablab is early or late maturing. According to Cheruiyot et al (2001), maize is produced with high rainfall (300-600 mm) whereas lablab and cowpea are produced with the low rainfall (250 -400 mm) in Kenya.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One strategy that may help in improving the productivity of maize-cowpea intercrop under low soil fertility is to combine the use of residual nitrogen from nitrogen fixing legumes and inorganic fertilizer. Previous studies (Cheruiyot et al, 2001;Ewansiha et al, 2008) showed that soil N status and yield of maize improved following the growing and incorporation of lablab residues. Adding N fertilizer to plots formerly grown to lablab enhanced the productivity of subsequent maize.…”

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“…In northern Nigeria, lablab provides food for humans, fodder for livestock and income from the sale of grains and fodder (Bhat and Etejere, 1985;Thomas and Sumberg, 1995;Iwuafor and Odunze, 2000;Adeoye and Onifade, 2000). Ewansiha et al, 2008, opined that increasing use of lablab within the mixed croplivestock farming systems would increase the availability of livestock feed, while improving soil fertility and providing food for the people at the same time from the same piece of land. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.)…”

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Lablab effect on soil properties and subsequent maize-cowpea intercrop

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The ability of herbaceous legumes to supply nitrogen to subsequent cereal crops could be harnessed to alleviate the difficulties in cereal production due to poor soil fertility and expensive inorganic fertilizers. Field experiments were carried out in Zaria, Nigeria to determine the soil improvement potential of Lablab purpureus accessions and evaluate the grain and fodder response of maize-cowpea intercrop to one-year fallow rotation. Six lablab accessions (ILRI 147, ILRI 4612, PI 388013, PI 183451, PI 195851 and PI 532170) of different maturity groups and natural vegetation represented the fallow treatments. The maize and cowpea test crops were TZE Comp.5 W and IT99K-241-2, respectively. Lablab fallow improved soil organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The early maturing PI 388013 increased phosphorus and potassium by 179 and 100 %, respectively whereas extremely late maturing PI 195851 increased nitrogen by 18 % while another early maturing accession PI 183451 increased organic carbon by 11 % relative to natural fallow. Lablab grain and fodder yields ranged from 0.6 to 1.4 t ha -1 and 2.4 to 3.9 t ha -1 , respectively. Compared to natural fallow, intercropping maize on plots previously planted to ILRI 4612 led to significantly higher fodder yield (2.8 to 4.1 t ha -1 ) meaning an increase of 46 %. Lablab or natural fallow did not influence grain yield and 500-seed-weight of maize; it did not also influence 100-seed-weight, grain and fodder yields of cowpea. The fallow period for lablab may not have been long enough for significant improvement of soil properties to impact maize and cowpea performance in relation to natural fallow. The study showed that a maize-cowpea intercrop following lablab in rotation can be of rational inclusion in the farming system of the zone.

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of lablab and velvet bean fallows in a maize production system for improved livestock feed supply in semiarid tropical Kenya

Njarui

Mureithi

2010

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The mixed crop–livestock farming systems of semiarid tropical Kenya are characterised by low livestock feed supply. The contribution of lablab and velvet bean to fodder production in a maize production system was investigated in the eastern region of Kenya. The experiment was run in three cycles, where each cycle consisted of a short legume fallow phase of ~6 months, followed by a maize-cropping phase. At the end of the fallow phase, the legume herbage was incorporated in soil at three levels; 0, 50 and 100% of total DM yield and maize planted. Maize yield from the legume fallow plots was compared with maize grown after natural fallow and maize top-dressed with 40 kg nitrogen/ha and nil nitrogen fertiliser. Overall, herbage DM yield was highest in velvet bean (3.9 t/ha) followed by lablab (3.4 t/ha) and lowest in natural fallow (2.2 t/ha). Mean crude protein from velvet bean was 13.5% of DM, which was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than that of lablab (8.4% of DM) and natural weedy fallow (3.5% of DM). Maize grain yield following lablab fallow was 38% (3569 kg/ha) and 27% (1810 kg/ha) in short rains (SR) 2002 and SR 2004, respectively, higher than maize succeeding natural fallow. However, maize planted after velvet bean fallow was 43% (3728 kg/ha) and 29.4% (1828 kg/ha) in SR 2002 and SR 2004, respectively, higher than in maize grown after natural fallow. Generally, the highest maize yield among the fallows was recorded in plots where legumes were incorporated in soil at 50% of total DM implying that the other 50% was available for livestock feed. Maize stovers DM yields were highest at the higher (100%) and middle (50%) level of legume incorporation, and yields were more than those from natural weedy fallow. Maize production under the legume fallow system was more profitable than from natural weedy fallows. It was concluded that if lablab and velvet bean are integrated in cropping systems as fallows, they can provide highly nutritious livestock feeds and improve maize yield and are recommended in the maize production systems within semiarid tropical Kenya.

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Potential Contribution of Lablab Residues to Maize Production in Moist Savanna of West Africa

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Lablab effect on soil properties and subsequent maize-cowpea intercrop

Multiple factors influence the consistency of cropland datasets in Africa

Evaluation of lablab and velvet bean fallows in a maize production system for improved livestock feed supply in semiarid tropical Kenya

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