Impact of soil nutrient management strategies on soil organic carbon stocks and finger- millet (eleusine coracana Gaertn) productivity in the Semi-Arid areas of Eastern Uganda / (Record no. 39609)
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| Language of cataloging | ENG |
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| Edition number | 23rd ed. |
| Classification number | 631.4 |
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| Relator code | Ekwangu, Joseph |
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| Title | Impact of soil nutrient management strategies on soil organic carbon stocks and finger- millet (eleusine coracana Gaertn) productivity in the Semi-Arid areas of Eastern Uganda / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Ekwangu Joseph |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Kampala : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Uganda Martyrs University ; |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c 2024 |
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| Extent | xiv,184 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 30 cm |
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| General note | Include bibliographical references |
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| Formatted contents note | Ch 1: General introduction - -<br/>1.0 Introduction - -<br/>1.1 Background of the study - -<br/>1.2 Statement of the problem - -<br/>1.3 Objectives of the study - -<br/>1.3.1 General objective - -<br/>1.3.2 Specific objectives - -<br/>1.4 Hypotheses - -<br/>1.5 Scope of the Study - - <br/>1.5.1 Conceptual scope - -<br/>1.5.2 Geographical scope - -<br/>1.5.3 Time scope - -<br/>1.6 Significance of the study - -<br/>1.7 Justification of the study - -<br/>1.8 Conceptual framework - -<br/>1.9 Definition of key terms - -<br/>1.9.1 Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)<br/>1.9.2 Soil carbon sequestration - -<br/>1.9.3 Climate - -<br/>1.9.4 Topography - -<br/>1.9.5 Soil texture - -<br/>1.9.6 Land use - - <br/>1.9.7 Fertilizer - -<br/>1.9.8 Inorganic fertilizer - -<br/>1.9.9 Organic fertilizer - -<br/>1.9.10 Semi-arid areas - -<br/>Ch 2: Literature review - -<br/>2.0 Introduction - -<br/>2.1 Distribution of soil organic carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium in the finger<br/>millet growing areas of Sub-Saharan Africa - -<br/>2.1.1 Status of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks in sub–Saharan Africa - -<br/>2.1.2 Methods used to study soil organic carbon dynamics -- -<br/>2.1.3 Finger millet nutrient requirements and Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK)<br/>status in Uganda - -<br/>2.1.3.1 Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium Status in Uganda - -<br/>2.1.3.2 Finger millet N and P requirements - -<br/>2.1.3.3 Nitrogen and phosphorus effect on finger millet growth and yield parameters - -<br/>2.2 Effect of Organic and inorganic fertilizer application on soil organic carbon stock and<br/>finger millet productivity - -<br/>2.2.1 Soil Organic Carbon stocks as influenced by inorganic fertilizer application - -<br/>2.2.2 Soil organic carbon as influenced by organic fertilizer application - -<br/>2.2.3 The importance of SOC in soil fertility management - -<br/>2.2.4 Soil organic carbon thresholds - -<br/>2.2.5 Soil organic carbon fractions and their influence on soil fertility - -<br/>2.2.6 Relationship between SOC and improved soil quality - -<br/>2.2.7 Influence of SOC concentrations on yield response to fertilizer - -<br/>2.3 Finger millet-legume intercropping or rotation and its effect on soil organic carbon and<br/>finger millet yield - -<br/>2.3.1 The role of legumes in Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF), increased cereal<br/>productivity and soil moisture management - -<br/>2.3.2 The role of SOC in soil fertility - -<br/>2.3.3 The Role of SOC in influencing soil physical and chemical properties, and nutrient<br/>recycling - -<br/><br/>Ch 3: Materials and methods - -<br/>3.0 Introduction - -<br/>3.1 Objective 1: To characterize the distribution of soil organic carbon, Nitrogen - -<br/>Phosphorus and Potassium levels in finger millet growing areas of Eastern Uganda - -<br/>3.1.1 Materials of the study - -<br/>3.1.2 Study area - --<br/>3.1.3 Study design - -<br/>3.1.4 Data collection procedure - -<br/>3.1.5 Soil Sample Analysis - -<br/>3.1.5.1 Determination of pH - -<br/>3.1.5.2 Determination of Total Nitrogen - -<br/>3.1.5.3 Determination of Phosphorus - -<br/>3.1.5.4 Exchangeable Cations in Soils (K, Ca and Mg) - -<br/>3.1.5.5 Data analysis - -<br/>3.2 Objective two: Determination of the effect of fertilizer application on finger millet - -<br/>productivity and soil carbon stocks in the semi-arid areas of eastern Uganda - -<br/>3.2.1 Materials - -<br/>3.2.2 Study area - -<br/>3.2.3 Study design - -<br/>3.2.4 Data collection - -<br/>3.2.4.1 Stand count - -<br/>3.2.4.2 Tiller number - -<br/>3.2.4.3 Days to 50% flowering - -<br/>3.2.4.4 Plant height (cm) - -<br/>3.2.4.5 Number of fingers - -<br/>3.2.4.6 Finger millet head diameter - -<br/>3.2.4.7 Soil organic carbon - -<br/>3.2.5 Data analysis - -<br/>3.3 Objective three: Assessment of the effect of finger millet-legume integration on soil<br/>organic carbon and finger millet productivity - -<br/>3.3.1 Materials - -<br/>3.3.2 Study site - -<br/>3.3.3 Experimental design - -<br/>3.3.4 Data collection - -<br/>3.3.4.1 Stand count - -<br/>3.3.4.2 Tiller number - -<br/>3.3.4.3 Days to 50% flowering - -<br/>3.3.4.4 Plant height (cm) - -<br/>3.3.4.5 Pod number and number of seeds per pod - -<br/>3.3.4.6 Pod length (cm) - -<br/>3.3.4.7 Finger number - -<br/>3.3.4.8 Soil organic carbon - -<br/>3.4 Data analysis - -<br/>3.5 Ethical considerations - -<br/>Ch 4: Presentation of results and discussions - -<br/>4.0 Introduction - -<br/>4.1 The distribution of soil organic carbon, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and pH in the parishes of - -<br/>Olupe and Okulonyo in Kumi and Serere districts - -<br/>4.1.1 Distribution of soil organic carbon, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and pH in Olupe and Okulonyo<br/>parishes in Kumi and Serere district - -<br/>4.1.2 Distribution of soil organic carbon, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and pH in Okulonyo parish in<br/>Serere district, eastern Uganda - -<br/>4.1.3 Distribution of soil organic carbon, N, P, K, Ca, Mg and pH in Kuju parish in Amuria<br/>district, eastern Uganda - -<br/>4.1.4 Nitrogen, phosphorus, Potassium and pH levels in the soils of the three parishes in<br/>Serere, Kumi and Amuria districts with declining finger millet productivity in eastern<br/>Uganda - -<br/>4.1.5 Quantity of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) recorded in the three districts of Kumi, Serere<br/>and Amuria in eastern Uganda - -<br/>4.1.6 Effect of soil management practices on soil chemical properties in the three<br/>districts of eastern Uganda - -<br/>4.1.7 Relationship between soil chemical properties in the finger millet growing districts in<br/>eastern Uganda - -<br/>4.2 Effect of application of organic and inorganic fertilizers on finger millet productivity<br/>and soil organic carbon stocks - -<br/>4.2.1 Effect of fertilizer application rates on finger millet growth parameters - -<br/>4.2.2 Effect of fertilizer application rates on finger millet grain yield and soil organic carbon<br/>Stocks - -<br/>4.2.3. Influence of fertilizer application rates and finger millet biomass and soil carbon stocks<br/>in finger millet production - -<br/>4.2.4 ...Effect of interaction of fertilizer rates and season on finger millet grain yield and yield<br/>Parameters - -<br/>4.3 Effect of Legume integration on finger millet productivity - -<br/>4.3.1 Effect of finger millet legume intercropping on finger millet and legume plant height - -<br/>4.3.2 Influence of intercropping finger millet with legumes on days to flowering - -<br/>4.3.3 Finger millet maturity time under different finger millet legume intercrops - -<br/>4.3.4 Effect of finger millet legume intercropping on finger millet and legume yield<br/>Parameters - -<br/>4.3.5 Quantity of finger millet and legume grain yield under intercropping regimes - -<br/>4.3.6 Land equivalent ratios for finger millet legume intercropping - -<br/>4.3.7 Effect of Legume finger millet rotation on finger millet growth - -<br/>4.3.8 Effect of legume-finger millet rotation on finger millet grain yield - -<br/>4.3.9 Relationship between finger millet growth and yield parameters - -<br/>4.4 General Discussion of the findings of this study - -<br/>Ch 5 :Summary of results and implication of the study - -<br/>5.0 Introduction - -<br/>5.1 Summary of Results - -<br/>5.1.1 Distribution of soil organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus levels in the finger the<br/>millet growing areas of eastern Uganda - -<br/>5.1.2 Effect of organic and inorganic amendments application on soil carbon sequestration in<br/>finger millet production in eastern Uganda - -<br/>5.1.3 Legume-finger millet intercropping or rotation effect on finger millet productivity in the<br/>semi-arid areas of eastern Uganda - -<br/>5.2 Implications of the study - -<br/>5.2.1 Introduction - -<br/>Ch 6: Conclusions and recommendations of the study - -<br/>6.0 Introduction - -<br/>6.1 Conclusions - -<br/>6.2 Recommendations - -<br/>6.2.1 To Accademia and Researchers - -<br/>6.2.2 To Policymakers - -<br/>6.2.3 To Development Partners - -<br/>6.2.4 To Farmers - -<br/>6.3 Areas for further research - -<br/><br/><br/> |
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