Lupin and Lima Beans Diminish Potatoes’ N and P Uptake, Uptake Efficiency and Use Efficiency

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dc.contributor.author Haile, Mustafa A.
dc.contributor.authorKaranja, Nancy N. 
dc.contributor.author Nyawade, Shadrack O.
dc.contributor.authorGitari, Harun I. 
dc.contributor.author Cheruto, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorNyawira, Lukelysia 
dc.contributor.author Raza, Muhammad Ali
dc.contributor.authorKamau, Solomon 
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-03T07:47:11Z
dc.date.available2023-05-03T07:47:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractDeclining soil fertility and climate change have led to a reduction in potato yield and thus negatively affected the livelihood of communities that rely on the crop. A study was conducted in Nyandarua County, Kenya, for two seasons to evaluate the potential of potato-legume intercropping in enhancing N and P uptake and use efficiencies and on potato fresh tuber and equivalent yield (PEY). Potato equivalent yield compares system performance by converting the yield of legume crops into equivalent potato yield based on prevailing market prices. Treatments comprised two potato-legume intercrops: lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) and lupin (Lupinus albus L.), and two inorganic fertilizers: Di-ammonium phosphate (18:46:0), composite NPK (17:17:17), and a no input control. Treatment combinations were as follows: (i) sole potato, (ii) potato-lima beans and (iii) potato-lupin intercrops. Fertilizers were applied to each of the three cropping systems separately. Higher N uptake was found in sole potato (73.5 kg  ha−1), which was more than double that recorded in potato-lupin (35.9 kg  ha−1) and 60% more than that recorded in potatolima beans intercrop (46.8 kg  ha−1). On the other hand, N use efficiency was higher in potato-lupin (240.6 kg PEY k g−1 N supply) and sole potato (238.6 kg PEY k g−1 N supply) and lowest in potato-lima beans (139.0 kg PEY kg−1 N supply). Intercropping resulted in a decrease in fresh tuber yield by more than 70% while the equivalent yield decreased by almost 15 Mg  ha−1. The application of fertilizer did not enhance the recovery of the yield loss. The study establishes that the choice of companion legumes in intercropping can significantly influence nutrient uptake and use efficiency, and thus the yield of the potato crop.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHaile, M.A., Karanja, N.N., Nyawade, S.O. et al. Lupin and Lima Beans Diminish Potatoes’ N and P Uptake, Uptake Efficiency and Use Efficiency. Potato Res. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-023-09625-9en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-023-09625-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25268
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectLima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.)en_US
dc.subjectLupin (Lupinus albus L.) en_US
dc.subjectNutrient use efficiency en_US
dc.subjectPotato equivalent yield en_US
dc.subjectPotato-legume intercropsen_US
dc.titleLupin and Lima Beans Diminish Potatoes’ N and P Uptake, Uptake Efficiency and Use Efficiencyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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