scholarly journals Evaluation of legume shrubs improved fallow for abandoned agricultural land rehabilitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
B Lemage ◽  
M Tsegaye
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Improved Fallow ◽  
Sesbania Sesban ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
Senna Siamea

The experiment was conducted on abandoned agricultural land at Bena-Tsemay District, Southern Ethiopia. It was designed to evaluate legume shrubs growth performance, and its potential for soil fertility enhancement through improved fallow practice. The results of the current study showed that the growth performance of legume species reveals variation in different growth parameters. The mean height of Sesbania sesban was significantly higher than the other species except for Senna siamea. Senna siamea recorded the highest mean stem diameter followed by Sesbania sesban, 3.47 cm, and 2.86 cm, respectively. Legume shrub species for soil fertility enhancement under improved fallow showed an increase in soil pH, organic carbon, organic matter, phosphorus level, available potassium, and total nitrogen during the growth period. Sesbania provides a large amount of nitrogen (2.91 t ha- 1) within two years fallow period, linked with the carbon to nitrogen ratio (11.22) having better mineralization potential. The growing of promising legume shrub species as an improved fallow practice has an important contribution in the restoration process of abandoned agricultural land and used as an option to grow crops in a rotational cropping system. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(1): 64-70, June 2020

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Community-Based Soil and Water Conservation in Improving Soil Property in Damota Area, Southern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mamush Masha ◽  
Teshome Yirgu ◽  
Mulugeta Debele ◽  
Mengie Belayneh
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Soil And Water Conservation ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Conservation Practices ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Soil And Water

Soil and water conservation (SWC) is being advocated as an integral part of agricultural land management as it not only controls/minimizes soil erosion but also restores/rehabilitates the degraded lands. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of soil and water conservation practices in improving soil fertility in the agricultural landscapes of the Damota area, southern Ethiopia. Forty-eight soil samples (both disturbed and core samples) were collected from the conserved and adjacent nonconserved plots. The significance analysis test was performed using analysis of variance. The result of the study showed that higher mean values of soil physicochemical properties were observed in the conserved plot than its nonconserved counterpart. The mean differences of organic carbon, total nitrogen, cation exchange capacity, and exchangeable K+ and Ca2+ between conserved and nonconserved plots were statistically significant at the P < 0.01 level. Besides, available phosphorous and bulk density were significant at P < 0.05 , but the effect of SWC practices was not found significant on soil texture, soil pH, and exchangeable Na+ and Mg2+ content of the soil in the Damota area. Community-based soil and water conservation practices have improved the soil fertility in agricultural landscapes, although significant results have been observed in some fertility indicators. Therefore, strengthening the implementation of conservation measures by participating in all stakeholders is recommended. Supporting physical structures by agronomic and vegetative measures and continued maintenance can bring better results.

scholarly journals Role of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merrill for Soil Fertility Improvement in Ethiopia: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Sissay Dessalgn Addisu Wolde
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Sesbania Sesban ◽  
Faidherbia Albida ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Perennial Legume ◽  
Biological Nitrogen ◽  
Soil Fertility Improvement

Most of world’s agricultural land is degrading rapidly, and productions of agricultural crops are declined in Ethiopia due to land degradation and reduction of soil fertility. Growing of fertilizer trees in agricultural lands is timely and cost efficient way to enhance soil fertility parameters. Fertilizer trees are used to improve the condition of soils used for farming. They capture nitrogen from the air and put it in the soil through their roots and falling leaves. Sesbania sesban, Gliricidia, Tephrosia, and Faidherbia albida are known as fertilizer trees. Sesbania sesban is multipurpose fast-growing, perennial legume tree and N-fixing shrub suitable as a soil quality improver. Sesbania sesban can grow as agroforestry component and alley cropping. It provides green manure and its leaves produce rich compost and this maintain soil fertility through Biological nitrogen fixation

scholarly journals Association between Soil Fertility and Growth Performance of Planted Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) after Enrichment Planting at Rehabilitation Sites of Sampadi Forest Reserve, Sarawak, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mugunthan Perumal ◽  
Mohd Effendi Wasli ◽  
Ho Soo Ying ◽  
Jonathan Lat ◽  
Hamsawi Sani
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Available Phosphorus ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Enrichment Planting ◽  
Sandy Clay

A study was conducted to determine the status of soil properties after enrichment planting in comparison to an adjacent secondary forest and to evaluate the effect of enrichment planting of Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) on the soil fertility status with special reference to Soil Fertility Index (SFI) and Soil Evaluation Factor (SEF) at Sampadi Forest Reserve, Sarawak. The study sites were stands rehabilitated in different years (1996: SM96; 1997: SM97; 1998: SM98; 1999: SM99) and secondary forest (SF). Findings indicated that the soils at rehabilitation sites and SF were strongly acidic in nature, with pH less than 5.50, poor soil exchangeable bases, and nutrient status. The soils were relatively of sandy clay loam to sandy clay. Principal Component Analysis revealed the three most significant components of the soil properties which explained 76.3% of the total variation. At surface soils, SFI was correlated with tree growth parameters of S. macrophylla, indicating that SFI is an applicable soil quality index as compared to SEF. Notwithstanding, a significant association was found between soil available phosphorus and planted S. macrophylla, indicating that soil phosphorus is a better indicator than SFI. Further studies on other environmental factors influencing tree growth performance, early establishment of experimental reforestation at nursery, and field should be implemented to obtain the initial data on seedling growth performance prior to outplanting.

ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICS OF LAND USE STRUCTURE AND SOIL FERTILITY INDICATORS OVER THE KLYAZMA RIVER BASIN

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-98
Author(s):  
I.N. Kurochkin ◽  
◽  
E.Yu. Kulagina ◽  
N.V. Chugay ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Land Use Structure ◽  
Vladimir Region ◽  
Fallow Lands ◽  
Analysis Of Dynamics

The main trends in changing the land use structure in the territory of the Klyazma River basin were de-scribed in the article. Using GIS technologies and remote sensing data the areas of land with different land use regimes in the studied territory were determined in the period from 2001 to 2019. The indices of LAI and FPAR phytoproductivity for the territory of the Klyazma basin as a whole, and for each basin included in it were determined. The analysis of the dynamics of changes occurring in the structure of land use is carried out. For the territory of Vladimir region, which is a part of the Klyazma River basin, an assessment of soil types distribution over occupied area was carried out. An integral indicator of soil fertility was calcu-lated on the basis of statistical data of agrochemical indicators. The fraction of fallow lands decreased by 2019 and it amounts 33.76% of the total area of the studied territory. The fraction of mixed forests increased from 38.48% in 2001 to 44.50% in 2019 due to the formation of fast-growing tree species shoots on fallow lands. The area of meadow vegetation for the period from 2015 to 2019 decreased by 3.5%, from 4 276 to 3 121 km2, due to agriculture degradation and a significant decrease in livestock grazing. The indicator of soil fertility for the Klyazma basin was 0.74, which is a high indicator. It is established that the most active decrease in the agricultural land area occurs in the central, north-western and western parts of the river basin.

scholarly journals Soil Chemistry and Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Yield as Influenced by 16 Years of Composted Poultry Litter Addition

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Hebert D. A. Abobi ◽  
Armand W. Koné ◽  
Bernard Y. Koffi ◽  
Saint Salomon F. Diahuissié ◽  
Stanislas K. Loukou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Block Design ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Poultry Litter ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Total N ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Litter Addition

Poultry litter is increasingly used as organic amendment in market gardening in Côte d’Ivoire. To know about the sustainability of this practice, its impacts on soil quality should be known. This study aimed at assessing the effect on soil fertility of composted poultry litter addition for 16 years following two distinct ways, and identifying soil parameters driving cucumber yield. Trials were laid out in a Fisher randomized block design with 3 treatments replicated 5 times each: Control (C), Surface-applied compost (SAC) and Buried compost (BC). Soil (0-20 cm) chemical characteristics and cucumber growth and yield parameters were measured. Values of all parameters were higher with compost addition compared to the control, except for the C:N ratio. SAC and BC showed similar values of organic C, total N, CEC, pH and available phosphorus. However, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+ and base saturation were higher in SAC than in BC. Relative to values in the control, the greatest changes in soil parameters were observed with exchangeable cations, followed by soil organic matter. Soil organic C and total N concentrations have doubled in SAC while Ca2+, Mg2+, and K+ increased at greater rate (702.4, 400.9 and 186.67% respectively). Also, cucumber growth parameters were the highest with compost addition compared to the control. Significant effect of the compost application way on cucumber was also observed: collar diameter, leaf area and fresh fruit yield in SAC (0.72±0.02 cm, 258.9±12.3 cm2, 11.1±1.3 t ha-1, respectively) were higher than in BC (0.56±0.01 cm, 230.2±2.5 cm2, 5.4±0.5 t ha-1 respectively). Fruit yields in SAC and BC were four times and twice higher than in the control (2.6±0.3 t ha-1), respectively. Cucumber growth parameters were determined by soil concentration in Mg2+ while yield was determined by Ca2+. Composted poultry litter should be promoted for a sustainable soil fertility management in vegetable farming systems.

scholarly journals Сучасний стан забезпеченості ґрунтів Полтавської області ґумусом (органічною речовиною)

2013 ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
В. В. Коваль ◽  
В. О. Наталочка ◽  
С. К. Ткаченко ◽  
О. В. Міненко
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Average Content ◽  
Long Term Studies

Наведено результати багаторічних досліджень і узагальнено сучасний стан родючості земель сіль-ськогосподарського призначення Полтавської області. Проаналізовано динаміку забезпечення ґрунтів ґумусом (органічною речовиною) й надані рекомендації щодо подальшого їх призупинення деградації та відновленню. Лабораторними дослі-дженнями протягом 2001–2010 років визначено, що інтенсивна, науково необґрунтована система землеробства призводить до більш високих темпів втрат ґумусу. Вміст ґумусу в області за два останні тури обстеження знизився. За даними VIII туру обстеження, середній вміст його стано-вить 3,39 %, проти 3,26 % у IX турі, тобто змен-шився на 0,13 абсолютних відсотка. Визначено, що навіть за комплексного підходу внесення органіч-них речовин баланс рівноваги елементів живлення в ґрунті порушується. І тільки застосування ком-плексу органічних і мінеральних добрив та наси-чення сівозміни бобовими культурами (соя, горох, багаторічні трави), дотримання науково обґрун-тованої системи землеробства дає змогу підвищити якість земель. The publication presents the results of long-term studies and summarizes the current condition of soil fertility of agricultural land in Poltava Region.  The dynamics of providing soils of the Poltava area with the boron is analyzed and the recommendations in relation to their further stopping degradation and to renewal is given. During 2001–2010 laboratory researches detected, that content of the boron in soils of area for two last rounds of inspection did not change. According to the information of the VIII round of inspection, the average content of the boron is made by 1,05 mgs/kg of soil, against a 1,11 mg/kg in the IX round.

scholarly journals Investigation upon the effect of the vaccination against the respiratory form of Aujeszky's disease with a deletion mutant gE-/TK- vaccine in growing/fattening pigs

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
J. C. PAPATSAS (I.K. ΠΑΠΑΤΣΑΣ) ◽  
S. C. KYRIAKIS (Σ.Κ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗΣ) ◽  
O. PAPADOPOULOS (ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Ο.) ◽  
K. SARRIS (Κ. ΣΑΡΡΗΣ) ◽  
S. LEKKAS (Σ. ΛΕΚΚΑΣ)
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Pasteurella Multocida ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Carcass Quality ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease ◽  
Fattening Pigs

In this trial study, the effect of the vaccination of growing/fattening pigs against Aujeszky's disease virus (ADV) was investigated, in a farm placed in an endemic to ADV area. Three different trial groups of 11-week old growing pigs were vaccinated either once or twice or left unvaccinated. Comparisons between groups were made with respect to growth parameters, carcass quality, as well as pathological and bacteriological findings. All vaccinated animals had significantly better growth performance and carcass quality in comparison to the unvaccinated group, while no significant differences were observed between once and twice vaccinated animals. Lower lungs' affection due to secondary pathogens was also observed in vaccinated groups when compared with the control group of pigs. Bacteriological examination revealed that the frequency of secondary pulmonary bacterial infections, such as Streptococcus suis and Pasteurella multocida was lower in vaccinated pigs compared to controls. It was concluded that single and probably double vaccination against ADV may improve growth performance and carcas quality and may reduce lung affection due to certain secondary pathogens, under the management conditions of the trial farm.

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