Dart, P J and Wani, S P (1982) Non-symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Fertility. In: Transactions of the 12th International Congress of Soil Science, 8‑16 Feb. 1982, New Delhi, India.
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Abstract
Soils in the semi-arid tropics (SAn are low in nitrogen and yet they continue to support most of the world's.milletsand sorghum production with virtually no addition df fertiliser. Legumes seem to play only a small role in the maintenance of soil fertility under the present management and cropping patterns. High levels of N can accumulate in soil under certain fallows planted to grasses such as Andropogon goyonus. Mineralisation mtes of 4 to 5% per,annum provide up to 70 kg N I ha per annum as nitrate, some of which may leach to soil depths of I to 2 m. Nitrogen removal in pearl millet or sorghum crops in such soils can beas much as 150 kg N/ha, depending on the cultivar and the season. Since inputs from other sources such as rainfall are small, the maintenance of equilibrium levels of soil N depends on biological N2 fixation. Bacteria associated with the root systems of sorghum, millets and some tropical grasses are involved, as well as blue-green algal crusts.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Others > Soil Science Others > Fertilizer Applications |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2011 05:29 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2011 05:29 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3891 |
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