Nitrogen in Savanna Grass and Litter

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dc.contributor.authorIsichei, Augustine O.
dc.coverage.geographicalWest Africaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T13:21:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T11:02:25Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T13:21:38Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T11:02:25Z
dc.date.issued1982
dc.departmentBotanyen_US
dc.descriptionSelected Papers from the Man and Biosphere State-of-Knowledge Workshop Sponsored by the Nigerian National Man and Biosphere Committee, U.N.E.S.C.O. and the Kainji Lake Research Institute held at Kainji Lake Research Institute. April 20th - 24th 1980.en_US
dc.description.abstractgrasses are low in nitrogen. This is relayed to the low nitrogen content of the soils: there is decreasing nitrogen in the soil northwards and this is reflected in the grasses. Even in the same environment some species are better accumulators than others. Possible reasons are advanced for this. The Andropogon species and Beckeropsis uniseta are the best known accumulators. There is a well marked seasonality in nitrogen concentration in grass. The below-ground parts have their highest concentration in the dry season, while in the above-ground parts the highest concentration is at the beginning of growth. Litter is important because it is a major means of nitrogen re-cycling. Its pattern of fall and decay in the savanna is discussed. It is emphasized that most of the litter fall is after the annual fires. Nitrogen content of litter varies from site to site but does not show significant seasonal difference.en_US
dc.facultiesScienceen_US
dc.format.filetypePDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationIsichei, Augustine O. (1982). Nitrogen in Savanna Grass and Litter. In Sanford, William W.; Yesufu, H. M. and Ayeni, J. S. O. (eds.), Nigerian Savanna. New Bussa: Kainji Lake Research Institute.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3376
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages14en_US
dc.subjectNitrogen concentration of Savanna grassen_US
dc.subjectNitrogen concentration in relation to speciesen_US
dc.subjectNitrogen in litteren_US
dc.subjectLitter disappearanceen_US
dc.subjectLitter production in West African Savannaen_US
dc.subjectNitrogen loss from annual burningen_US
dc.titleNitrogen in Savanna Grass and Litteren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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