SOIL CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES AND CORN PRODUCTIVITY GROWN ON LEGUME STUBBLE IN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT Leguminous species can improve nutrient cycling and chemical quality of Oxisols, resulting in higher productivity of intercropped crops. Thus, this research aimed to evaluate the decomposition rate and nutrient accumulation in legume stubble, as well as its contribution to soil chemical attributes, the growth of baru trees (Dipteryx alata Vogel), and yield of intercropped maize in an agroforestry system. The experiment was developed during the crop years of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, in Goiás State, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized block with five replicates. Leguminous species consisted of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), Stylosanthes (Stylosanthes macrocephala - 20% and Stylosanthes capitata - 80%), and spontaneous vegetation (control treatment). The decomposition rates of legume and spontaneous vegetation residues remained unchanged in the agroforestry system. Sunn hemp, jack bean, and Stylosanthes plants are advantageous options for total accumulation of nutrients. However, sunn hemp grown as straw cover for next crop seasons increases the available phosphorus levels in the soil and productivity of maize cobs. With this coverage, maize productivity values were up to 24% higher than were those with maize growing on spontaneous vegetation, besides having no effect on the growth of baru trees.

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Screening of tomato varieties for fruit tree based Agroforestry system

International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and Technology ◽

10.3329/ijarit.v4i2.22652 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 61-69

Author(s):

J Hossain ◽

T Ahmed ◽

MZ Hasnat ◽

D Karim

Keyword(s):

Economic Performance ◽

Block Design ◽

Light Availability ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Fruit Tree ◽

Control Plot ◽

Available Phosphorus ◽

Tomato Production ◽

Spad Value

An experiment was conducted with four tomato varieties under a six year old orchard was accomplished at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) research farm during October 2011 to April 2012. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Four tomato varieties (BARI Tomato 2, BARI Tomato 8, BARI Tomato 14 and BARI Tomato 15) were grown under guava, mango, olive and control. Results showed that light availability in control plot (999.75 ? mol m-2s-1) was remarkably higher over fruit tree based agroforestry systems and it was 58.8, 43.9 and 31.5% of the control for guava, mango and olive based systems, respectively. The shortest tomato plant was observed in olive based system (54.91 cm), while the tallest plant was observed in mango based system (60.09 cm). The highest SPAD value and number of primary branches per plant was recorded in control plot. Fruit length, fruit girth was found lowest in olive based system. The highest yield (34.06 t ha-1) was recorded in control plot while the lowest yield (10.26 t ha-1) was recorded in olive based system. The economic performance of fruit tree based tomato production system showed that both the net return and BCR of mango and guava based system was higher over control and olive based system. The contents of organic carbon, nitrogen, available phosphorus, potassium and sulfur of before experimentation soil were slightly higher in fruit tree based agroforestry systems than the control. After experimentation, nutrient elements in soil were found increased slightly than initial soils. Fruit tree based agroforestry systems could be ranked based on the economic performance as mango> guava> control> olive based system with BARI Tomato 15, BARI Tomato 2, BARI Tomato 14 and BARI Tomato 8, respectively. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ijarit.v4i2.22652 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 4 (2): 61-69, December, 2014

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Leguminous species effect in agroforestry systems in the Portuguesa state. Venezuela

ECORFAN Journal-Ecuador ◽

10.35429/eje.2020.13.7.31.37 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 31-37

Author(s):

Marynor Elena ORTEGA-RAMIREZ ◽

Adrian CASTRO-OSORIO ◽

Nicolás GONZALEZ-CORTÉS ◽

Jesús PRADOS-CORONADO

Keyword(s):

Vigna Unguiculata ◽

Cajanus Cajan ◽

System Analysis ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Pueraria Phaseoloides ◽

Treatment Control ◽

Sesbania Grandiflora ◽

Leguminous Species ◽

Species Effect

Six leguminous species Frijol bayo (Vigna unguiculata), Frijol white Var. Orituco, Quinchoncho dwarf (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp., cv. Aroita), Kudzú tropical (Pueraria phaseoloides), Crotalaria (Crotalaria juncea), Sesbania (Sesbania grandiflora) were established in an agroforest systems to assess his effect on the chemical property of a Alfisol soil at municipality Ospino Portuguese state, at the farm La Yaguara planted with E. urograndis. In a design in random blocks with 7 processings and 4 repetitions, employing STATIXTIS 9.0 to carry out the ANDEVA and for variables where differences are presented the test was employed of Tukey (5%); obtaining as results that in the soil of the farm The Yaguara alone significant differences were found (P<0,05) for the variables relation C/N, CO, Zn, highly significant and differences (P<0,01)for N; being the Sesbania and quinchoncho the best treatment in relation C/N; for CO the frijol blanco and the treatment control; for Zn the quinchoncho and treatment control, frijol blanco and kudzú tropical; in the N quinchoncho and Sesbania. To confirm the generated profit to the agroforestry system analysis were completed foliate to the eucalyptus, finding highly significant differences for P with Frijol blanco and Kudzú and significant for Zn where is quinchoncho and treatment control.

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Chemical attributes of soil in agroforestry system of gliricidia intercropped with spineless cactus

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável ◽

10.18378/rvads.v12i2.4921 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 284

Author(s):

Maria Iza De Arruda Sarmento ◽

Ednaldo Barbosa Pereira Junior ◽

Aldrin Martin Pérez-Marin ◽

Aline Carla de Medeiros ◽

Patricio Borges Maracajá ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Humic Substances ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Organic Fertilizers ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Soil Quality Index ◽

Plastic Bags ◽

Agricultural Experiment ◽

Chemical Attributes

In this study, we aimed to assess the chemical attributes of a soil fertilized with organic matter, in an agroforestry system. The experiment was carried out at the Miguel Arraes agricultural experiment station of the National Semiarid Institute (INSA), located in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. Experimental design consisted of a randomized block with four replications. We applied four treatments of organic fertilization: (HS) Humic Substances; (SW) Seaweeds; (B) Bokashi; and (C) control treatment, without fertilization. Soil samples were collected at 0-20 cm depth, placed in plastic bags and taken to laboratory for the following chemical analysis: pH, potassium (K+), sodium (Na+), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), soil organic matter (SOM), sum of bases (SB), cation exchange capacity (CEC), base saturation (V%) and Soil Quality Index (SQI). Organic fertilizers applied to the soil did not affected pH, P, K+, Na+, Al3+ and CEC. Humic substances treatment increased the availability of Mg2+, while seaweeds treatment increased the Ca2+, SB, V% and SOM levels.Atributos químicos do solo em sistema agroflorestal de gliricídia consorciado com palma forrageiraResumo: Objetivou-se avaliar os atributos químicos de um solo adubado com matéria orgânica, em um sistema agroflorestal. Para isso foi conduzido um experimento na Estação Experimental da Fazenda Miguel Arraes, situada na área sede do Instituto Nacional do Semiárido (INSA), Unidade de Pesquisa do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI), localizada no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos aplicados foram quatro tipos de adubação orgânica: (SH) Substancia Húmicas; (AM) Algas Marinhas; (B) Bokashi; e (T) tratamentos controle, sem adubação. As amostras foram coletadas na profundidade de 0-20 cm, acondicionadas em sacolas plásticas e levadas ao Laboratório de Análise de Solos, Água e Plantas (LASAP) do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB) campus Sousa para análises químicas [pH, potássio (K+), sódio (Na+), fósforo (P), cálcio (Ca2+), magnésio (Mg2+), matéria orgânica do solo (MOS)], soma de bases (SB), capacidade de troca de cátions (CTC), saturação por bases (V%) e Índice de Qualidade do Solo (IQS). Os adubos orgânicos aplicados no solo não influenciaram no pH, fósforo (P), potássio (K+), sódio (Na+), alumínio (Al3+) e CTC. As SH promoveram o aumento na disponibilidade de magnésio (Mg2+) e as AM causaram incremento nos teores de Ca2+, SB, V% e MOS.

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Chemical attributes of soil in agroforestry systems is conditioned by the management system adopted

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8814 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. e7849108814

Author(s):

Luiz Augusto Silva de Sousa ◽

Jessivaldo Rodrigues Galvão ◽

Mauro Junior Borges Pacheco ◽

Gabriel da Silva Vasconcelos ◽

Andreia Costa de Sousa

Keyword(s):

Management System ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Base Saturation ◽

Short Term ◽

Secondary Vegetation ◽

Chemical Attributes ◽

Test Treatment ◽

Potential Acidity ◽

Vegetation Burning

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of vegetation management on soil chemical attributes during the implementation of an agroforestry system in Pará, Brazil. Three treatments were evaluated - T1 Control (secondary vegetation - SF), T2 - Fire management system (FMS) and T3 - Management system without vegetation burning (MSWB). Soil samples were collected at 30 cm deep to analyze chemical attributes. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance - ANOVA, and the t-test. Treatment T2 caused the most changes in soil chemical attributes on the first analysis showing increased pH, increased levels of N, P, K, Ca, Sum of bases, CEC and percentage of base saturation, and decreased potential acidity of Al in the short term. However, in the second evaluations 48 months later, there was an inversion, in which a reduction of pH, the contents of N, P, K, Ca, Sum of bases and percentage of base saturation, as well as increased potential acidity and of the contents of Al of the soil were observed. For treatments T1 and T3, there were no substantial soil attributes changes during the first and second evaluations. Thus, soil chemical attributes were altered according to the type of management of secondary vegetation and evaluation period during the implementation of Agroforestry Systems.

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Benefits of Legume Species in an Agroforestry Production System of Yellow Pitahaya in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13169261 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 9261

Author(s):

Yadira Vargas-Tierras ◽

Alejandra Díaz ◽

Carlos Caicedo ◽

Julio Macas ◽

Alfonso Suárez-Tapia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Production Systems ◽

Block Design ◽

C Sequestration ◽

Gliricidia Sepium ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Legume Species ◽

Erythrina Poeppigiana ◽

Ecuadorian Amazon

Agroforestry systems have become an alternative that promotes the conservation of natural resources and the sustainable production of fruit crops in the Ecuadorian Amazon. However, it is required to demonstrate the benefit of the companion species that make up these production systems. The objective of this research was to determine how the legume species within an agroforestry system influence the yield of yellow dragon fruit (pitahaya), carbon sequestration and nutritional contribution. The experiment was carried out in Palora (province of Morona Santiago) and organized in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The treatments were two agroforestry arrangements and the monoculture as a control treatment. Erythrina poeppigiana, Gliricidia sepium and Flemingia macrophylla were used in the agroforestry arrangements for the contribution of biomass. Results showed that during the five years of study, pitahaya yield was influenced by the quality of the leaf litter (biomass) incorporated in to the fruit crop. Biomass from E. poeppigiana and F. macrophylla as companion crops contributed a greater amount of Ca and Mg, increased C sequestration and crop yield. The results suggest that the use of legume species in agroforestry systems positively affects pitahaya productivity, enabling sustainable agriculture in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

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Productivity and Profitability of Jackfruit-Eggplant Agroforestry System in the Terrace Ecosystem of Bangladesh

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v6i2.124-129.1330 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 124 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Md. Abiar Rahaman ◽

Atiqur Rahman ◽

Md. Giashuddin Miah ◽

Md. Azizul Hoque ◽

Md. Mezanur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Soil Moisture ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Total Yield ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Reverse Pattern ◽

Sole Cropping

Multistoried agroforestry systems as a form of jackfruit-eggplant based is increasingly recognized as a promising option to counteract the catastrophic effects of climate change through providing multifaceted benefits. Unfortunately, farmers of Bangladesh did not manage their jackfruit orchard in a scientific manner. Therefore, the present study was aimed to assess the productivity and profitability of jackfruit-eggplant based agroforestry system after modification from a traditional jackfruit orchard during the period of July 2012 to December 2013. Five treatments covering four orientations of jackfruit tree and an open field was used as a control treatment. To observe the growth and economic performance of the system; soil moisture and temperature, DBH, number of fruits per tree, fruit length, fruit width, fruit weight, total yield, BCR, and LER were calculated following different established methods. The yield of jackfruit dramatically increased by 81% in the agroforestry system in compared to sole cropping, while eggplant shows inverse trend. Soil moisture was high in agroforestry system than that of control plot while soil temperature shows reverse pattern. Indeed, agroforestry system had some negative effects on growth performance of understorey crops. Despite, net return and BCR from jackfruit based agroforestry system were 5.58 lakh and 4.56, which was 66 and 45%, respectively higher than sole cropping systems. The LER of jackfruit-eggplant based agroforestry system was 2.17. Considering the main findings, we can elucidate that jackfruit orchards can be transformed to agroforestry system for maximizing production, generating income and conserving environment.

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Biological fixation, transfer and balance of nitrogen in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) orchard intercropped with different green manure crops

Australian Journal of Crop Science ◽

10.21475/ajcs.19.13.03.p1559 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ((03) 2019) ◽

pp. 465-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Edilândia Farias Dantas ◽

Ana Dolores Santiago de Freitas ◽

Maria do Carmo Catanho Pereira de Lyra ◽

Carolina Etienne de Rosália e Silva Santos ◽

Stella Jorge de Carvalho Neta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cover Crops ◽

Pigeon Pea ◽

Passion Fruit ◽

Biological Fixation ◽

Mineral Fertilization ◽

Passiflora Edulis ◽

Jack Bean ◽

Positive Balance ◽

Sunn Hemp ◽

Passiflora Edulis Sims

Green manures can replace or supplement mineral fertilization and add organic matter to the soils, ensuring greater sustainability to fruit growing in semiarid regions. Biological fixation, transfer and balance of nitrogen were determined on an irrigated yellow passion fruit orchard (Passiflora edulis Sims) intercropped separately with three cover crops: sunn hemp, Crotalaria juncea (L.); pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill; and jack bean, Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. In a fourth treatment, legumes were not planted, but spontaneous vegetation was left to grow freely. The legumes were croped for 90 days in three lines (0.5 m apart) inside the passion fruit plant lines (2.5 m apart). Fixation and transfers were determined by the 15N natural abundance technique, using sunflower as a reference plant. The three planted legumes nodulated abundantly and fixed nitrogen in high proportions (between 50 and 90% of their N), forming symbiosis with bacteria naturally established in the soil. Jack bean produced more biomass than sunn hemp and pigeon pea, and as much as the spontaneous plants, of which 23% were legumes. The amounts of fixed N (150, 43, 30 and 29 kg ha-1) were determined mainly by the biomass of legumes. More than 40% of the N of passion fruit plants came from the biological nitrogen fixation of the intercropped jack bean, which provided an amount of N higher than that exported in the fruits, generating a positive balance of more than 100 kg ha-1. Therefore, it is recommended to intercrop jack bean in irrigated passion fruit orchards.

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ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF ROSE WOOD, GUAVA, EUCALYPTUS, SACRED FIG AND JAMAN LEAF LITTER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT ( Triticum aestivum L.) IN A WHEAT-BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM

Planta Daninha ◽

10.1590/s0100-83582017350100060 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. IQBAL ◽

H.A. RAUF ◽

A.N. SHAH ◽

B. SHAHZAD ◽

M.A Bukhari

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Leaf Litter ◽

Eucalyptus Camaldulensis ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Triticum Aestivum L ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Syzygium Cumini ◽

Allelopathic Effects

ABSTRACT Selection of tree species under agroforestry systems is crucial to sustain the productivity of a crop. In present study, allelopathic effects of the leaf litters of 5 trees named Rose wood (Dalbergia sissoo), Guava (Pisidium guajava), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) and Jaman (Syzygium cumini) species on wheat growth and yield was examined. Leaf litter of each tress species was mixed in soil with two doses @ 100 and 200 g of leaves of each species per pot. Higher shoot length, shoot dry weight, number of spikelets per spike and biological yield were recorded in 200 g sun dried Jaman (Syzygium cumini) leaves. Total number of tillers per plant and number of ears per plant were higher under the application of Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaves (200 g sun dried) as compared to other treatments. Spike length, grain yield per pot, number of grains per pot and harvest index were maximum in 200 g sun-dried Sacred fig (Ficu sreligiosa) leaves. Majority of the parameters were promoted at lower doses of leaves per pot, however, at higher doses they started inhibiting the growth and grain yield of wheat.

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Agronomic performance of sweet potato crop in succession to leguminous plants in monocropping and intercropped with corn

Horticultura Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-0536-20210209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 186-191

Author(s):

Jhonatan M Goulart ◽

Adriano A Rocha ◽

José Antonio A Espindola ◽

Ednaldo da S Araújo ◽

José Guilherme M Guerra

Keyword(s):

Sweet Potato ◽

Plant Biomass ◽

Potato Crop ◽

Biomass Accumulation ◽

Agronomic Performance ◽

Sweet Potatoes ◽

Leguminous Plants ◽

Jack Bean ◽

Spontaneous Vegetation ◽

Second Year

ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate sweet potato performance in succession to annual herbaceous leguminous plants, in monocropping or intercropped with corn, under agroecological management, under Baixada Fluminense conditions. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with five treatments and four replicates. The treatments consisted of pre-cropping with the following species: crotalária (Crotalaria juncea) under monocropping system, crotalária intercropped with corn (Zea mays), jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) under monocropping system, jack bean intercropped with corn and spontaneous vegetation. The results showed that monocropped crotalária reached the greatest dry biomass accumulation during two consecutive years of succession. In the second year, this treatment provided greater accumulated amounts of N, K and Mg in plant biomass. Growing sweet potatoes in succession to the pre-cropping of crotalária is advantageous, as it provided an increase in vegetable productivity in the second year of succession.

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High organic inputs explain shallow and deep SOC storage in a long-term agroforestry system – Combining experimental and modeling approaches

10.5194/bg-2017-125 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rémi Cardinael ◽

Bertrand Guenet ◽

Tiphaine Chevallier ◽

Christian Dupraz ◽

Thomas Cozzi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Priming Effect ◽

Crop Residues ◽

Triticum Turgidum ◽

Juglans Regia ◽

Farming System ◽

Agroforestry System ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Root Senescence ◽

Soc Stocks

Abstract. Agroforestry is an increasingly popular farming system enabling agricultural diversification and providing several ecosystem services. In agroforestry systems, soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are generally increased, but it is difficult to disentangle the different factors responsible for this storage. Organic carbon (OC) inputs to the soil may be larger, but SOC decomposition rates may be modified owing to microclimate, physical protection, or priming effect from roots, especially at depth. We used an 18-year-old silvoarable system associating hybrid walnut trees (Juglans regia × nigra) and durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum), and an adjacent agricultural control plot to quantify all OC inputs to the soil – leaf litter, tree fine root senescence, crop residues, and tree row herbaceous vegetation –, and measure SOC stocks down 2 m depth at varying distances from the trees. We then proposed a model that simulates SOC dynamics in agroforestry accounting for both the whole soil profile and the lateral spatial heterogeneity. OC inputs to soil were increased by about 40 % (&plus;1.11 t C ha−1 yr−1) down to 2 m depth in the agroforestry plot compared to the control, resulting in an additional SOC stock of 6.3 t C ha−1 down to 1 m depth. The model described properly the measured SOC stocks and distribution with depth. It showed that the increased inputs of fresh biomass to soil explained the observed additional SOC storage in the agroforestry plot. Moreover, modeling revealed a strong priming effect that would reduce the potential SOC storage due to higher organic inputs in the agroforestry system by 75 to 90 %. This result questions the potential of soils to store large amounts of carbon, especially at depth. Deep-rooted trees modify OC inputs to soil, a process that deserves further studies given its potential effects on SOC dynamics.

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