Determinants of fertilizer microdosing-induced yield increment of pearl millet on an acid sandy soil

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpDryland Systems
cg.contributor.donorAlliance for a Green Revolution in Africaen
cg.coverage.countryNiger
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479715000241en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0014-4797en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalExperimental Agricultureen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaINTEGRATED SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENTen
cg.subject.iitaSOIL FERTILITYen
cg.volume52en
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAbaidoo, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.authorFatondji, D.en
dc.contributor.authorOpoku, A.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-24T12:17:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-11-24T12:17:18Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77855
dc.titleDeterminants of fertilizer microdosing-induced yield increment of pearl millet on an acid sandy soilen
dcterms.abstractRecent studies have reported the benefits of fertilizer microdosing in increasing crop yields in low input cropping systems. Little information is however available on the mechanisms underlying this effect. The objective of this study was therefore to explore the root-based mechanisms governing the growth enhancing phenomena of the fertilizer microdosing technology. A two-year experiment was conducted at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Research Station in Niger. Four treatments comprising (i) 2 g hill−1 of diammonuim phosphate (DAP), (ii) 6 g hill−1 of compound fertilizer NPK, (iii) broadcasting of 200 kg ha−1 of compound fertilizer NPK (recommended rate) and (iv) unfertilized control was arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. On average, fertilizer microdosing treatments (2-g DAP hill−1 and 6-g NPK hill−1) achieved 86% and 79% of the grain yields recorded from broadcasting of 200-kg NPK ha−1, respectively, in 2013 and 2014. The leaf area index and leaf chlorophyll content significantly increased with fertilizer microdosing at the early stage of millet growth. At the same stage, fertilizer microdosing enhanced the lateral root length density in the topsoil (0–20 cm) by 72% and 40% at respective lateral distances of 25 cm and 50 cm from the centre of the hill compared with broadcast of 200-kg NPK ha−1. Fertilizer microdosing did not significantly change soil pH in the root zone. It is concluded that the positive effect of fertilizer microdosing in increasing millet yield results from the better exploitation of soil nutrients due to early lateral roots proliferation within the topsoil.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2015-11-20
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIbrahim, A., Abaidoo, R.C., Fatondji, D. & Opoku, A. (2016). Determinants of fertilizer microdosing-induced yield increment of pearl millet on an acid sandy soil. Experimental Agriculture, 52(4), 562-578.en
dcterms.extent562-578en
dcterms.issued2016-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen
dcterms.subjectpearl milleten
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen
dcterms.subjectfertilizer microdosingen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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