Nutrient Deficiencies Are Key Constraints to Grain Legume Productivity on “Non-responsive” Soils in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nutrient Deficiencies Are Key Constraints to Grain Legume Productivity on “Non-responsive” Soils in Sub-Saharan Africa

Leguminous plants are known to require phosphorus fertilizers and inoculation with nitrogen fixing rhizobia for optimum yield but other nutrients may also be lacking. In this study, the most limiting nutrients for legume growth were determined in soils where the crops had not responded to P and rhiz...

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Main Authors: Frederick P. Baijukya, Joost Van Heerwaarden, Angelinus C. Franke, Greta J. Van den Brand, Samson Foli, Ludy Keino, Thobias Seitz, Lenoir Servan, Bernard Vanlauwe, Ken E. Giller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Subjects:
missing nutrients
sustainability
double-pot technique
balanced nutrition
enhanced productivity
smallholder farms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.678955/full

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