Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards Poverty Alleviation Through Sustainable Agriculture
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards Poverty Alleviation Through Sustainable Agriculture
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Author : Felix D. Dakora
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-06-26
Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards Poverty Alleviation Through Sustainable Agriculture written by Felix D. Dakora and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-26 with Science categories.
Poverty is a severe problem in Africa, Asia, South America and even in pockets of the developed world. Addressing poverty alleviation via the expanded use of biological nitrogen fixation in agriculture was the theme of the 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Because nitrogen-fixation research is multidisciplinary, exploiting its benefits for agriculture and environmental protection has continued to attract research by diverse groups of scientists, including chemists, biochemists, plant physiologists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, agricultural scientists, extension agents, and inoculant producers. The 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation was held jointly with the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. This joint Congress was hosted in South Africa at the Cape Town International Conv- tion Centre, 21–26 January 2007, and was attended by about 200 registered participants from 41 countries world-wide. During the Congress, some 100 oral and approximately 80 poster papers were presented. The wide range of topics covered and the theme of the Congress justifies this book’s title, Nitrogen Fixation: Applications to Poverty Alleviation.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation For Sustainable Agriculture
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Author : J.K. Ladha
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
Biological Nitrogen Fixation For Sustainable Agriculture written by J.K. Ladha and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Nature categories.
Chemical fertilizers have had a significant impact on food production in the recent past, and are today an indispensable part of modern agriculture. On the other hand, the oil crisis of the 1970s and the current Middle East problems are constant reminders of the vulnerability of our fossil fuel dependent agriculture. There are vast areas of the developing world where N fertilizers are neither available nor affordable and, in most of these countries, balance of payment problems have resulted in the removal of N fertilizer subsidies. The external costs of environmental degradation and human health far exceed economic concerns. Input efficiency of N fertilizer is one of the lowest and, in turn, contributes substantially to environmental pollution. Nitrate in ground and surface waters and the threat to the stability of the ozone layer from gaseous oxides of nitrogen are major health and environmental concerns. The removal of large quantities of crop produce from the land also depletes soil of its native N reserves. Another concern is the decline in crop yields under continuous use of N fertilizers. These economic, environmental and production considerations dictate that biological alternatives which can augment, and in some cases replace, N fertilizers must be exploited. Long-term sustainability of agricultural systems must rely on the use and effective management of internal resources. The process of biological nitrogen fixation offers and economically attractive and ecologically sound means of reducing external nitrogen input and improving the quality and quantity of internal resources. In this book, we outline sustainability issues that dictate an increased use of biological nitrogen fixation and the constraints on its optimal use in agriculture.
Management Of Biological Nitrogen Fixation For The Development Of More Productive And Sustainable Agricultural Systems
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Author : Ladha
language : en
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Release Date : 1995-09-14
Management Of Biological Nitrogen Fixation For The Development Of More Productive And Sustainable Agricultural Systems written by Ladha and has been published by Int. Rice Res. Inst. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-09-14 with Nature categories.
Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different com modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities' Proportion of land area use (around 50% of total area, Table 1). The remain (%) ing arable land is used for production of oilseed, fibre, or food and cash crops. In addition, vast areas are Cereals maintained under temporary or permanent pasture for Wheat 16 forage production (2-3 fold greater than the total area Rice 10 under cultivation and permanent crop; Table 1, Fig. Maize 9 1). All cultivated crops, except for legumes (pulses All other cereals 13 and legume oil seeds) require the soil to provide rel Total 48 atively large amounts of nitrogen (N). It is necessary for the three most important cereals, wheat (Triticum Legumes aestivum), rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays), Legume pulses 5 to take up 20 to 40 kg soil N ha -lover a period of 3 Legume oilseeds 6 to 5 months to satisfy the N requirements of the seed and supporting vegetative structure for each tonne of Total II grain produced (e. g. Fig. 2; Myers, 1988). Produc tive pastures on the other hand may assimilate> 100 Other crops I kg N ha- each annum, of which 50 to 90% will be Other oilseeds 6 consumed by livestock in intensively grazed systems Beverages / Tobacco 7 (Ledgardy, 1991; Thomas, 1995).
Biological Nitrogen Fixation For Sustainable Agriculture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Biological Nitrogen Fixation For Sustainable Agriculture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
Research works on biologica nitrogen fixation for sustainable agriculture.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation And Sustainability Of Tropical Agriculture
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Author : African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Conference
language : en
Publisher: IITA
Release Date : 1992-10-27
Biological Nitrogen Fixation And Sustainability Of Tropical Agriculture written by African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Conference and has been published by IITA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-10-27 with Science categories.
Biological nitrogen fixation in tropical agrosystems: twenty years of biological nitrogen fixation research in Africa; Sustainable agriculture: definition and measurement; Biological nitrogen fixation systems in tropical ecosystems: an overview; A protocol for screening legumes as soil-improving crops; The sustenance of tropical agriculture with multipurpose azolla; Facteurs pedoclimatiques limitant la lixation biologique l'azole; Response of some tropical nitrogen-fixing woody legumes to drought and inoculation with mycorrhiza; Improvement to the Phaseolus/Rhizobium symbiosis, with particular reference to the Caribbean region; Effect of pest management systems on biological nitrogen fixation; Agronomic evaluation of a rock phosphate as a phosphorus source for Leucaena leucocephala grown on an utisol; Nodulation of soybean grown under field conditions and inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains; Effect of fertilization and Rhizobium inoculation on the growth of Leucaena and Gliricidia on an alfisol in south-western Nigeria; Early growth and nodulation in Leucaena and Gliricidia and the effects or pruning on biomass productivity; Comparative stude on the growth and productivity of Sesbania and Leucaena in the Central Plateau region, Rwanda; Supernoculation and non-nodulation mutants of soybean; Genetically improved rhizobia and their use in agriculture; Sustainability of nitrogen-fixing cropping systems: Nodulation and nitrogen fixation and transfer in a cowpea/rice cropping system; The role of legumes in sustaiing soil productivity and controlling soil erosion; Fitting soil-improving legumes into inland valley rice-baes cropping systems in West Africa; Herbage yield and soil fertility restoration potential of some tropical forage legumes.
Fighting Poverty In Sub Saharan Africa The Multiple Roles Of Legumes In Integrated Soil Fertility Management
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Author : Andre Bationo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-08-24
Fighting Poverty In Sub Saharan Africa The Multiple Roles Of Legumes In Integrated Soil Fertility Management written by Andre Bationo and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-24 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Legumes play an important role in the cropping systems of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, minerals, fibre and vitamins. The sale of legumes seed, leaves and fibre generates income for the marginalized communities especially women. Cultivation of legumes is essential for the regeneration of nutrient-deficient soils. By biologically fixing nitrogen (BNF) in the soil, legumes provide a relatively low-cost method of replacing otherwise expensive inorganic nitrogen in the soil. This enhances soil fertility and boosts subsequent cereal crop yields. Production of legumes in SSA is however; hampered by a number of constraints among them low and declining soil fertility, low soil pH, high salinity, drought and flooding, poor access to improved germplasm, diseases, pests and weeds. Farmers need to learn how to overcome these constraints if the full benefits of legumes are to be gained. This book presents a synthesis of research work on legumes and draws attention to the importance of legumes in integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and poverty alleviation in SSA.
Maximizing Nitrogen Fixation In Legumes As A Tool For Sustainable Agriculture Intensification
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Author : Pilar Irisarri
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2022-01-17
Maximizing Nitrogen Fixation In Legumes As A Tool For Sustainable Agriculture Intensification written by Pilar Irisarri and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-17 with Science categories.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation And Sustainability Of Tropical Agriculture
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Author : K. Mulongoy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Biological Nitrogen Fixation And Sustainability Of Tropical Agriculture written by K. Mulongoy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation For Sustainable Agriculture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
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Research works on biologica nitrogen fixation for sustainable agriculture.
Management Of Biological Nitrogen Fixation For The Development Of More Productive And Sustainable Agricultural Systems
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Management Of Biological Nitrogen Fixation For The Development Of More Productive And Sustainable Agricultural Systems written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.