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Some Aspects of Rangeland Improvement in a Derived Savanna Ecosystem

dc.contributor.authorOmaliko, C. P. E.
dc.contributor.authorMammah, O. A.
dc.contributor.authorAgbakoba, A. M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T04:23:32Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T04:23:32Z
dc.date.issued1984-09-01
dc.identifier.citationOmaliko, C. P. E., Mammah, O. A., & Agbakoba, A. M. (1984). Some aspects of rangeland improvement in a derived savanna ecosystem. Journal of Range Management, 37(5), 415-419.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/3899627
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/645717
dc.description.abstractNatural rangelands carry the bulk of ruminant livestock in the tropics of Nigeria. However, the productivity of such ecosystems is low. Some improvement of the rangelands' productivity is, therefore, needed and in this experiment the effects of fertilizers, legume oversowing, and harvesting management were evaluated. Dry matter yield increased from 3,400 kg/ha with zero fertilizer to 6,600 kg/ha with a combination of 200kg N, 44kg P, and 83kg K per hectare. NPK × 6 weeks cutting interval gave the highest dry matter yield. Crude protein concentration and botanical composition of the herbage as well as the site's soil chemistry were altered by the treatments. Application of NPK fertilizers and harvesting every 6 weeks were, at least for this ecological zone, the best way of improving the rangeland and sustaining the improvement for long-term productivity.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjecttropics
dc.subjectsavanna soils
dc.subjectforage legumes
dc.subjectgrassland improvement
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectcrop yield
dc.titleSome Aspects of Rangeland Improvement in a Derived Savanna Ecosystem
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.noteThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.
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dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume37
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.beginpage415-419
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-24T04:23:32Z


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