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Phosphorus nutrition of grain legumes in the semi-arid tropics

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Title Phosphorus nutrition of grain legumes in the semi-arid tropics
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
 
Description This book contains papers presented at an international workshop on this topic held at ICRISAT Center on 8-11 Jan 1990. The
workshop was the culmination of a 5-year special project at ICRISAT funded by the Government of Japan. The first part of the
book. covers phosphorus availability in soils of the semi-arid tropiCS (SAT). focusing on appropriate methods of measurement
Then follows a section on mechanisms by which plant roots take up soil phosphorus. highlighting the role of root exudates.
Specific root exudates of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] are described in detail.
Subsequent chapters deal with options for improving the phosphorus nutrition of grain legumes. particularly chickpea and
pigeonpea. in the SAT. Noteworthy are discussions on how to manipulate favorably mycorrhizal associaLions. Final chapters
cover phospHorus fertilization from the point of view of entire cropping systems. Recommendations are made for a better
understanding of the dynamics of phosphorus cycling in target cropping systems. and the need for better use of current
knowledge in improving phosphorus fertilizer-use efficiency in these systems.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Contributor Johansen, C
Lee, K K
Sahrawat, K L
 
Date 1991
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/474/1/RA_00156.pdf
Johansen, C and Lee, K K and Sahrawat, K L, eds. (1991) Phosphorus nutrition of grain legumes in the semi-arid tropics. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India. ISBN 929066200X