Compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) and associated yield predictions in maize: a case study in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBayero Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zimbabween
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit Leuvenen
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierAlpha Kamara: 0000-0002-1844-2574
cg.creator.identifierKamaluddin Tijjani Aliyu: 0000-0003-1613-1147
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20472en
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0361-5995en
cg.issue87en
cg.journalSoil Science Society of America Journalen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaMAIZEen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.iitaSOIL FERTILITYen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume87en
dc.contributor.authorShehu, B.M.en
dc.contributor.authorGarba, I.I.en
dc.contributor.authorJibrin, J.M.en
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAdam, A.M.en
dc.contributor.authorCraufurd, Peter Q.en
dc.contributor.authorAliyu, K.T.en
dc.contributor.authorRurinda, J.en
dc.contributor.authorMerckx, Roelen
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-14T09:51:25Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-14T09:51:25Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125443
dc.titleCompositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) and associated yield predictions in maize: a case study in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractDeveloping optimal strategies for nutrient management of soils and crops at a larger scale requires an understanding of nutrient limitations and imbalances. The availability of extensive data (n = 1,781) from 2-yr nutrient omission trials in the most suitable agroecological zone for maize (Zea mays L.) in Nigeria (i.e., the northern Guinea savanna) provides an opportunity to assess nutrient limitations and imbalances using the concept of multi-ratio compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND). We also compared and contrasted the use of linear regression models and bootstrap forest machine learning to predict maize yield based on nutrient concentration in ear leaves. The results showed that 35% of the experimental plots had low yields due to nutrient imbalances (hereafter referred to as low yield imbalanced [LYI]). These experimental plots were dominated by control plots (without any nutrients applied), plots without N fertilization, and plots without P fertilization. Using the control plot as the ultimate indicator of nutrient imbalance, the significantly limiting nutrients in order of decreasing frequency of deficiency were N, P, S, Ca > Cu, and B. Both linear regression and bootstrap forest machine learning models fairly predicted maize grain yield based on nutrient concentration in ear leaves only in the LYI group and when examining all data with an independent validation dataset. These results suggest that nutrient management strategies, especially through the site-specific management approach, should consider S, Ca, Cu, and B in addition to the existing nutrients N, P, and K to improve nutrient balance and maize yield in the study area.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2022-08-17
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShehu, B.M., Garba, I.I., Jibrin, J.M., Kamara, A., Adam, A.M., Craufurd, P., ... & Merckx, R. (2023). Compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) and associated yield predictions in maize: a case study in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 87, 63-81.en
dcterms.extent63-81en
dcterms.issued2023-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectnutrient managementen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen
dcterms.subjectyieldsen
dcterms.subjectnigeriaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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