Claim · model-written summary
E. cylindricum leaf pruning is a good source of organic manure for soil fertility restoration because of its fast decomposition and nutrient release.
- Taxon
- E. cylindricum
Entandrophragma cylindricume5 - Outcome
- leaf pruning a good source of organic manuree5
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Verbatim
e5“The high rate of fresh leaf decomposition and subsequent release of nutrients make E. cylindricum leaf pruning a good source of organic manure for soil fertility restoration”
Title
Koyejo, A.O; Koyejo, O.A; Olatidoye, O.R; et al. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science 2021. doi:10.67042/njss.2021.cw8i1irl
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Total leaf decomposition of soil-incorporated leaf litter reached 100.0% at the 16th week after litter placement.
- Observation Surface-placed leaf litter reached 98.00% total leaf decomposition at the 16th week after placement.
- Observation Leaf half-life of soil-surface-placed leaf litter was 5.08 WALP.
- Observation Leaf half-life of soil-incorporated leaf litter was 2.10 WALP.
- Observation The turnover coefficient k1 of soil-surface-placed E. cylindricum leaf litter was 6.93 per year.
- Observation The turnover coefficient k1 of soil-incorporated E. cylindricum leaf litter was 17.33 per year.