Fertilizers for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of soil health implications

C Dimkpa, W Adzawla, R Pandey, WK Atakora… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

Current scenario and perspectives for nitrogen fertilization strategies on tropical perennial grass pastures: A review

LET Pereira, VR Herling, ARB Tech - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traditional Nitrogen (N) fertilization practices for tropical perennial grass are still based on
annual amounts, following flat N rates instalments. This strategy does not consider variations …

Short-term perennial peanut integration into bahiagrass system influence on soil microbial-mediated nitrogen cycling activities and microbial co-occurrence networks

AS Erhunmwunse, CL Mackowiak, ARS Blount… - European Journal of Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integration of perennial peanuts into warm-season grasslands offers a potential solution to
reduce nitrogen (N) fertilizer input and enhance N cycling through soil microbial activities …

Warm-climate, legume-grass forage mixtures versus grass-only swards: An ecosystem services comparison

LE Sollenberger, JCB Dubeux - Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Integrating warm-climate forage legumes into grass monocultures has received significant
research attention during the past 70 years, but widespread adoption by end users has been …

Comparison of nitrogen mineralisation patterns of Cichorium intybus and Medicago sativa

MJ Gardner, JR Condon, BS Dear… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the rate of mineralisation of chicory (Cichorium intybus) residues and
how this may influence the availability of nitrogen (N) for subsequent crops. An incubation …

Changes in soil microbial diversity and community composition across bahiagrass and rhizoma peanut pastures

AS Erhunmwunse, LMD Queiroz, K Zhang… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2023 - Springer
Rhizoma peanut (RP)(Arachis glabrata Benth.) is a sustainable warm-season perennial
forage option in Florida that reduces the reliance on nitrogen (N) fertilizers. This forage …

Composition and decomposition of rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.) belowground biomass

ER S. Santos, JC B. Dubeux Jr, LE Sollenberger… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Roots and rhizomes can play an important role in nutrient cycling, however, few studies
have investigated how their decomposition pattern is affected by defoliation and time of the …

Grazing intensity in grassland ecosystems: implications for carbon storage and functional properties

DR Aryal - CABI Reviews, 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Grazing lands cover more than one-third of the terrestrial land surface and are still
expanding. The intensity of grazing is also growing with time due to the increase in the …

Invited Review: Ecosystem services provided by grasslands in the Southeast United States

JCB Dubeux Jr, D Jaramillo, ERS Santos, L Garcia… - Applied Animal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose This review describes ecosystem services (ES) obtained from grasslands within the
southeastern United States. In addition, future direction and the importance of these ES to …

Ribwort plantain inclusion reduces nitrate leaching from grass-clover swards; A multi-year five soil study

A Egan, T Moloney, JB Murphy, PJ Forrestal - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Reducing nitrate leaching and addressing water quality concerns is a challenge in grazed
pasture systems globally. Recent single soil, single region studies have indicated that the …