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Asigbaase M, Dawoe E, Lomax BH, et al. Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana. Heliyon. 2021;7(10):e08051doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051.
Asigbaase, M., Dawoe, E., Lomax, B. H., & Sjogersten, S. (2021). Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana. Heliyon, 7(10), e08051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051
Asigbaase, Michael, et al. "Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana." Heliyon vol. 7,10 (2021): e08051. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051
Asigbaase M, Dawoe E, Lomax BH, Sjogersten S. Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana. Heliyon. 2021 Sep 22;7(10):e08051. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051. eCollection 2021 Oct. PMID: 34660920; PMCID: PMC8502900.
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Heliyon. 2021 Sep 22;7(10):e08051. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana.

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Michael Asigbaase, Evans Dawoe, Barry H Lomax, Sofie Sjogersten

Affiliations

  1. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
  2. Department of Forest Science, School of Natural Resources, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Suyani, Ghana.
  3. Department of Agroforestry, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

PMID: 34660920 PMCID: PMC8502900 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08051

Abstract

Litterfall is a critical link between vegetation and soils by which nutrients are returned to the soils, thus the amount and pattern of litterfall regulates nutrient cycling, soil fertility and primary productivity for most terrestrial ecosystems. We quantified, analyzed and compared macro- and micro-nutrients return through litterfall in organic and conventional cocoa agroforestry systems in Suhum, Ghana. We further assessed the contribution of shade tree species to litterfall and nutrient dynamics. The annual pattern of litterfall was affected by seasonality, with a major peak in the dry season and minor peaks during the rainy season. In terms of annual fractional litterfall, mean leaf litter from shade tree species was significantly higher (50 %) in organic systems (5.0 ± 0.5 Mg ha

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Keywords: Agroforestry; Ghana; Litterfall; Macro-nutrients; Micro-nutrients; Organic cocoa

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

References

  1. PLoS One. 2019 Jan 11;14(1):e0210557 - PubMed

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