Abstract
SUMMARY The leaf mulch of the tree legumes Acacia cunninghamii, A. fimbriata, Calliandra calothyrsus, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala and Sesbania sesban was evaluated as a source of nitrogen for maize growth in glasshouse pot experiments. The mulch of Sesbania sesban resulted in the largest yields of maize stover but yields were less than those that resulted from application of equivalent rates of fertilizer nitrogen. The mulches of Gliricidia and Leucaena also produced a yield response in maize but those of Calliandra and the two Acacia species were ineffective as sources of nitrogen in the short term. Sesbania mulch at the equivalent of 5 t dry matter ha -1 produced a maize yield similar to that obtained with 75 kg N ha -1 . The poor response to Calliandra and Acacia mulch may be associated with the high polyphenol and/or lignin content of the leaf of these species.
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Claim · model-written summary
Sesbania mulch gave the largest maize stover yields.
- Treatment
- mulch of Sesbania sesbane0
- Outcome
- yields of maize stovere0
- Direction
- largeste0
- Comparator
- application of equivalent rates of fertilizer nitrogene0
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The mulch of Sesbania sesban resulted in the largest yields of maize stover but yields were less than those that resulted from application of equivalent rates of fertilizer nitrogen.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sesbania mulch produced lower maize yield than equivalent fertilizer nitrogen.
- Treatment
- mulch of Sesbania sesbane0
- Outcome
- yields of maize stovere0
- Direction
- less thane0
- Comparator
- application of equivalent rates of fertilizer nitrogene0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The mulch of Sesbania sesban resulted in the largest yields of maize stover but yields were less than those that resulted from application of equivalent rates of fertilizer nitrogen.”
Claim · model-written summary
Gliricidia mulch produced a maize yield response.
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e0“The mulches of Gliricidia and Leucaena also produced a yield response in maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Leucaena mulch produced a maize yield response.
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e0“The mulches of Gliricidia and Leucaena also produced a yield response in maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Calliandra mulch was ineffective as short term nitrogen source.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The mulches of Gliricidia and Leucaena also produced a yield response in maize but those of Calliandra and the two Acacia species were ineffective as sources of nitrogen in the short term”
Claim · model-written summary
The two Acacia species were ineffective as short term nitrogen sources.
- Treatment
- the two Acacia speciese0
- Outcome
- sources of nitrogene0
- Direction
- ineffectivee0
- Qualifier
- in the short terme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The mulches of Gliricidia and Leucaena also produced a yield response in maize but those of Calliandra and the two Acacia species were ineffective as sources of nitrogen in the short term”
Claim · model-written summary
Sesbania mulch at 5 t dry matter per hectare gave maize yield similar to 75 kg N per hectare.
- Treatment
- Sesbania mulch at the equivalent of 5 t dry matter ha -1e0
- Outcome
- maize yielde0
- Direction
- similar toe0
- Comparator
- 75 kg N ha -1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sesbania mulch at the equivalent of 5 t dry matter ha -1 produced a maize yield similar to that obtained with 75 kg N ha -1”
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