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Fertility status of selected millet producing soils of West Africa with emphasis on phosphorus

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00010694-199111000-00001
 
Title Fertility status of selected millet producing soils of West Africa with emphasis on phosphorus
 
Creator Manu, A
Bationo, A
Geiger , S C
 
Subject Soil Science
Fertilizer Appications
 
Description Millet (Pennisetum americanum) producing soils of West Africa were sampled at selected locations throughout the Sudano-Sahelian agroecological zone. The nutrient status of these soils was determined and related to P dynamics. Soils were neutral to acid in reaction, but few had any measurable amounts of exchangeable Al. Total P, Bray 1 extractable P, and P adsorption maxima were low which reflected their low levels of clay and organic matter. Phosphorus sorption characteristics were controlled by the poorly crystalline Al and Fe phases and the soil clay fraction. The poorly crystalline Al and Fe phases were highly correlated with the clay fraction. The P external requirement ranged from 11 to 40 mg P/kg soil. Given the low levels of total and labile P and the low fixation capacity of these soils, low to moderate levels of P amendments are necessary for sustained productivity
 
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7561/1/Soil%20Science_152_5_315-320_1991.pdf
Manu, A and Bationo, A and Geiger , S C (1991) Fertility status of selected millet producing soils of West Africa with emphasis on phosphorus. Soil Science, 152 (5). pp. 315-320. ISSN 0038-075X