Soil Fertility Status and Potential Organic Inputs for Improving Small Holder Crop Production in the Interior Savanna Zone of Ghana

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Fening ◽  
T. Adjei-Gyapong ◽  
E. Yeboah ◽  
E. O. Ampontuah ◽  
G. Quansah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Soil Fertility Status ◽  
Small Holder ◽  
Savanna Zone

scholarly journals Effect of bio-composts on soil fertility status and productivity of organic farm: An approach to promote sustainable agriculture

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1912-1918
Author(s):  
Dipika Rana ◽  
Haseeb U. R. Masoodi
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Organic Farm ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Input Use ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
Soil Fertility Status

The findings of this research provide information on various approaches to manage and maintain soil fertility for organic crop production through composting. The initial recorded data pertaining to various conventional farming practices showed very low soil fertility status, low productivity before the initiation of organic farming. In the year prior to 2006 pH was low (4.10) and it increased to 5.40 by 2006-07. Organic carbon percentage increased to 1.35 in 2006-07 and the value of phosphorus was very low in the previous year but increased in the year 2006-07 (6.00 Kg/ha) while Potassium value increased in the year 2006-07 (395.00 Kg/ha). Input use pattern of various composts was also evaluated and it was observed that higher rates of FYM was used in case of maize-wheat+gram (614.31q/ha) in 2006-07 while higher rates of vermicompost was used in case of soybean-pea system i.e 111.11 q/ha for the year 2006-07. It was found that in the year 2006-07, among the cereals, yield of wheat was the highest (15.56 q/ha), among pulses soybean dominated (13.04 q/ha). The yield of potato (74.88 q/ha) was the highest among vegetable crops. For the year 2007-08, the yield of wheat+ lentil was the highest (10.86 q/ha). Among the pulses again yield of soybean was the highest (6.14 q/ha) and potato showed the highest yield among vegetables (73.88 q/ha). It showed that the application of compost had direct effect on productivity as the application of compost in the year 2007-08 decreased the productivity decreased subsequently as compared to initial year i.e 2006-07.

scholarly journals Site-Specific Nutrient Management

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 752
Author(s):  
Witold Grzebisz
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Yield Gap ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Soil Fertility Status

The editorial introduces to a Special Issue entitled ”Site-Specific Nutrient Management. The concept of the nitrogen gap (NG) is as a core challenge for an effective realization of the so called “twin objectives” in sustainable agriculture. This special issue stresses on some hot spots in crop production, being responsible in the yield gap development, that farmers have to take control. The yield gap cannot be ameliorated without the synchronization of the in-season requirements of the currently grown crop for N with its three-dimensional variability in a supply on a field (temporal, spatial and vertical). A recognition of soil fertility status in the rooted zone, which includes availability of both mineral N and nutrients decisive for its uptake, is the first step in the NG amelioration. The sustainability in soil fertility, as a prerequisite of N fertilizer application, requires a wise strategy of organic matter management, based on farmyard manure, and/or cultivation of legumes. The soil fertility status, irrespectively of the World region determines ways of the N rate optimization. The division of a particular field into homogenous productive units is the primary step in the NG cover. It can be delineated, using both data on soil physico-chemical properties of the soil rooted zone, and then validated by using satellite spectral images of the crop biomass in a well-defined stage of its growth, decisive for yield. The proposed set of diagnostic tools is a basis for elaboration an effective agronomic decision support system.

scholarly journals Effect of biofarming techniques on medicinal glori lily (Gloriosa superba L.) and soil fertility status

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (32) ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Deivasigamani S ◽  
K Thanunathan ◽  
M Kathiresan R ◽  
Sudhakar M ◽  
Bharathi Karthikeyan B
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Gloriosa Superba ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Soil Fertility Status

scholarly journals Soil fertility status of seasonally closed wetland ecosystem (ondombe) in north-central Namibia

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 1538-1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Watanabe Yoshinori ◽  
Itanna Fisseha ◽  
Fujioka Yuichiro ◽  
Ruben Shou ◽  
Iijima Morio
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Wetland Ecosystem ◽  
North Central ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Soil Fertility Status
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