Abstract
A field study was conducted to investigate the litter production and nutrient return behaviour of Bamboo in an agroforestry system. The combined crop of bamboo plantation intercropped with Pigeon pea produced higher quantity of litter than pure bamboo stand alone. The litter fall for all ages of plant indicated bimodel pattern with a principal peak in the winter and another in the late summer. Of the total annual litter production, leaf-litter accounted for 58% and twig-litter 42%. The annual litter production was 13.5 t ha-1 in pure bamboo stand and 15.7 t ha-1 in the above agroforestry system. With regards to nutrients highest concentration of N, P, Ca and Mg was in leaf-litter. In twig litter maximum concentration of K was observed. On an annual basis, 89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand) and 113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system) of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall. Maximum amount of all the nutrients were returned through leaf-litter and lowest through twig litter.
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Claim · model-written summary
Bamboo intercropped with Pigeon pea produced more litter than a pure bamboo stand.
- Interactor
- Pigeon pea
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- quantity of littere0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- pure bamboo stand alonee0
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Verbatim
e0“The combined crop of bamboo plantation intercropped with Pigeon pea produced higher quantity of litter than pure bamboo stand alone”
Claim · model-written summary
Bamboo litter fall had a bimodal seasonal pattern, peaking in winter and late summer.
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e0“The litter fall for all ages of plant indicated bimodel pattern with a principal peak in the winter and another in the late summer”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf litter accounted for 58% of annual bamboo litter production.
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e0“Of the total annual litter production, leaf-litter accounted for 58%”
t0“Bamboo”
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Twig litter accounted for 42% of annual bamboo litter production.
Verbatim
e0“twig-litter 42%”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Annual litter production in pure bamboo was 13.5 t ha-1.
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e0“The annual litter production was 13.5 t ha-1 in pure bamboo stand”
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Annual litter production in the bamboo agroforestry system was 15.7 t ha-1.
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e0“The annual litter production was 13.5 t ha-1 in pure bamboo stand and 15.7 t ha-1 in the above agroforestry system”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf litter had the highest N, P, Ca and Mg concentrations.
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e0“highest concentration of N, P, Ca and Mg was in leaf-litter”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Twig litter had the maximum K concentration.
Verbatim
e0“In twig litter maximum concentration of K was observed”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
N returned via litter was 89 kg ha-1 in pure bamboo.
Verbatim
e0“89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
P returned via litter was 6 kg ha-1 in pure bamboo.
Verbatim
e0“89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
K returned via litter was 78 kg ha-1 in pure bamboo.
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e0“89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca returned via litter was 42 kg ha-1 in pure bamboo.
Verbatim
e0“89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Mg returned via litter was 49 kg ha-1 in pure bamboo.
Verbatim
e0“89, 6, 78, 42 and 49 kg ha-1 (Pure bamboo stand)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
N returned via litter was 113 kg ha-1 in agroforestry.
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e0“113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
P returned via litter was 9 kg ha-1 in agroforestry.
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e0“113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
K returned via litter was 106 kg ha-1 in agroforestry.
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e0“113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca returned via litter was 52 kg ha-1 in agroforestry.
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e0“113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Mg returned via litter was 60 kg ha-1 in agroforestry.
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e0“113, 9, 106, 52 and 60 kg ha-1 (Agroforestry system)”
e1“of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively were returned through litter fall”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf litter returned the most nutrients.
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e0“Maximum amount of all the nutrients were returned through leaf-litter”
t0“Bamboo”
Claim · model-written summary
Twig litter returned the least nutrients.
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e0“lowest through twig litter”
e1“all the nutrients were returned through leaf-litter and lowest through twig litter”
t0“Bamboo”