NDLI: Effects of planted tree fallows on soil nitrogen dynamics, above-ground and root biomass, N$_{2}$-fixation and subsequent maize crop productivity in Kenya

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Author	Ståhl, Lena Nyberg, Gert Högberg, Peter Buresh, Roland J.
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	The effects of planted fallows of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. and Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissner) on soil inorganic nitrogen dynamics and two subsequent maize crops were evaluated under field conditions in the highlands of eastern Kenya. Continuous unfertilised maize, maize/bean rotation and natural regrowth of vegetation (weed fallow) were used as control treatments. The proportion of symbiotic N$_{2}$-fixation was estimated by measuring both leaf $^{15}$N enrichment and whole-plant $^{15}$N enrichment by the $^{15}$N dilution technique for Sesbania and Calliandra, using Eucalyptus saligna (Sm.) and Grevillea robusta (A. Cunn) as reference species. Above- and below-ground biomass and N contents were examined in Sesbania, Calliandra, Eucalyptus and Grevillea 22 months after planting. Both the content of inorganic N in the topsoil and the quantity of N mineralised during rainy seasons were higher after the Sesbania fallows than after the other treatments. Compared to the continuous unfertilised maize treatment, both residual crop yields were significantly higher when mineral N (one application of 60 kg N ha$^{−1}$) was added. Furthermore, the second crop following the Sesbania fallow was significantly higher than the continuous maize crop. The above-ground biomass of the trees at final harvest were 31.5, 24.5, 32.5 and 43.5 Mg ha$^{−1}$ for the Sesbania, Calliandra, Grevillea and Eucalyptus, respectively. For the total below-ground biomass the values for these same tree species were 11.1, 15.5, 17.7, and 19.1 Mg ha$^{−1}$, respectively, of which coarse roots (>2 mm), including tap roots, amounted to 70–90%. About 70–90% of the N in Sesbania, and 50–70% in Calliandra, was derived from N$_{2}$-fixation. Estimates based on leaf $^{15}$N enrichment and whole-plant $^{15}$N enrichment were strongly correlated. The N added by N$_{2}$-fixation amounted to 280–360 kg N ha$^{−1}$ for Sesbania and 120–170 kg N ha$^{−1}$ for Calliandra, resulting in a positive N balance after two maize cropping seasons of 170–250 kg N ha$^{−1}$ and 90–140 kg N ha$^{−1}$, for Sesbania and Calliandra, respectively. All the other treatments gave negative N balances after two cropping seasons. We conclude that Sesbania sesban is a tree species well suited for short duration fallows due to its fast growth, high nutrient content, high litter quality and its ability to fix large amounts of N$_{2}$ from the atmosphere.
Starting Page	103
Ending Page	117
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	243
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2002-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ecology Plant Sciences Plant Physiology Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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