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creators_name: Ntare, B R
creators_name: Bationo, A
icrisatcreators_name: Ntare, B R
icrisatcreators_name: Bationo, A
affiliation: ICRISAT(Niamey)
country: Niger
title: Effects of phosphorus on yield of cowpea cultivars intercropped with pearl millet on Psammentic paleustalf in Niger
ispublished: pub
subjects: S1.5
full_text_status: public
abstract: Phosphorus (P) is the most limiting soil nutrient in the sandy soils of Niger and farmers rarely use chemical fertilizers in producing pearl millet and cowpea. A 3-yr study was conducted in farmer's fields at two locations in South Western Niger to investigate yield response of six cowpea cultivars to applied P-fertilizer (0, 8, 16 kg ha(-1)) when intercropped with millet. Significant yield differences were found between cultivars for their seed and dry fodder yield at all rates of applied P. Cultivars responded differently to the application of P. Millet grain was more than doubled with the addition of 8 to 16 kg P ha(-1). Cowpea cultivars did not have significant differential effect on millet yields. Cowpea cultivars differed significantly in the accumulation of P in fodder with the highest yielding cultivars taking up more P than the low yielding ones. The results have important implications for breeding and selection of cowpea cultivars that are adapted to a range of fertility levels.
date: 1992
date_type: published
publication: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
volume: 32
number: 2
publisher: Springer Netherlands
pagerange: 143-147
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1573-0867
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01048776
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citation:   Ntare, B R and Bationo, A  (1992) Effects of phosphorus on yield of cowpea cultivars intercropped with pearl millet on Psammentic paleustalf in Niger.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 32 (2).  pp. 143-147.  ISSN 1573-0867     
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