Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-vvkck Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-25T07:48:21.391Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Spatial Variability in Soil Chemical Properties under Dactyladenia barteri, Alchornea cordifolia, Senna siamea and Gmelina arborea Hedgerows on an Acid Ultisol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

B. A. Ruhigwa ,
M. P. Gichuru ,
N. M. Tariah ,
N. O. Isirimah  and
D. C. Douglas
B. A. Ruhigwa
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
M. P. Gichuru
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
N. M. Tariah
Affiliation:
Department of Crop/Soil Science and Forestry, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
N. O. Isirimah
Affiliation:
Department of Crop/Soil Science and Forestry, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
D. C. Douglas
Affiliation:
Department of Crop/Soil Science and Forestry, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Summary

Spatial nutrient distribution was studied under a three-and-a-half-year-old fallow of Dactyladenia barteri, Alchornea cordifolia, Senna siamea and Gmelina arborea hedgerows grown on an acid Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria. The objectives were to evaluate the nutrient cycling capacity and suitability of the hedgerow species for alley cropping. No consistent patterns were observed in the lateral distribution of soil pH, total nitrogen, organic carbon, available phosphorus, exchangeable cations (potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium), total acidity and effective cation exchange capacity in the 4 m wide alleys formed between the hedgerow species. Senna siamea and Gmelina arborea tended to increase soil organic carbon, calcium, magnesium and effective cation exchange capacity, particularly in the top 50 cm, compared with Alchornea cordifolia and Dactyladenia barteri, and can therefore be recommended for soil fertility regeneration on acid Ultisols during periods of fallow. However, they appear to be less suitable for alley cropping than Dactyladenia barteri because they are shallow rooting.

Propiedades químicas delo suelo bajo cuatro especies de seto vivo

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 365 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

Gichuru, M. P. & Kang, B. T. (1989). Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissn.) in alley cropping system with sequentially cropped maize and cowpea in southwestern Nigeria. Agroforestry Systems 9:191–203.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gichuru, M. & Kang, B. T. (1990). Potential woody species for alley cropping on acid soils. In Agroforestry Land-use Systems, 85–87 (Ed. Moore, E.). Proceedings of a Special Session of American Society of Agronomy Annual Meeting, 28–29 November 1988, Anaheim, California. Bangkok, Thailand: Funny Press.Google Scholar
Hulugalle, N. R., Lal, R. & Gichuru, M. P. (1990). Effect of five years of no-tillage and mulch on soil properties and tuber yield of cassava on an acid Ultisol in southeastern Nigeria. Experimental Agriculture 26:235–240.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Joyce, L. & Soladoye, M. O. (1990). Nigerian Journal of Botany 3:1–24.Google Scholar
Kang, B. T., Wilson, G. F. & Lawson, T. L. (1984). Alley Cropping, a Stable Alternative to Shifting Cultivation. Ibadan, Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (LITA). Monograph.Google Scholar
Kang, B. T., van der Kruijs, A. C. B. M. & Couper, D. C. (1989). Alley cropping for food crop production in the humid and subhumid tropics, pp 16–26. In Alley Farming in the Humid and Subhumid Tropics, 16–26 Eds Kang, B. T. and Reynolds, L.. Workshop held at Ibadan, Nigeria, 10–14 March, 1986. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC.Google Scholar
Kang, B. T., Reynolds, L. and Atta-Krah, K. (1990). Alley farming. Advances in Agronomy 43:315–358.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Keay, R. W. J., Onochie, C. F. & Stanfield, D. P. (1964). Nigeria Trees, Vol. 1, 249–322; Vol. 2, 67–431. Ibadan, Nigeria: Federal Department of Forest Reserves.Google Scholar
Ruhigwa, B. A., Gichuru, M. P., Mambani, B. & Tariah, N. M. (1992). Root distribution of Acioa barteri, Alchornea cordfolia, Cassia siamea and Gmelina arborea in an acid Ultisol. Agroforestry Systems 19:67–78.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tel, D. & Rao, P. (1982). Automated and Semi-automated Methods for Soil and Plant Analysis. IITA Manual, Series No. 7.Google Scholar