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The nutrient mining abilities of six Musa genotypes: ‘Agbagba’, ‘PITA 22’, ‘Nsukka Local’, ‘FHIA 17’, ‘Fougamou’, and ‘BITA 7’, grown in organic medium formulated by decomposing rice husks with poultry manure in volume proportions of 3:2, were determined at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Results indicated significant variation in nutrient mining with respect to Musa genotype and duration of growth. The medium previously cropped with ‘Agbagba’ recorded highest residual mean values for P and Ca, while the medium cropped with ‘Fougamou’ had the highest residual concentration of Mg and S. Residual amount of K was highest in the medium where ‘PITA 22’ and ‘Nsukka Local’ were previously grown. Peak residual concentration of P and K occurred in the medium in which Musa plants were grown only for 4 months, decreasing thereafter, in contrast to Ca, Mg, and S. Residual N tended to increase with longer growth duration of the Musa crops. Follower crop of maize grown in the medium previously cropped with Musa genotypes showed variable performance. While medium previously cropped with ‘PITA 22’ and ‘BITA 7’ favored growth attributes and leaf greenness of the follower maize plant, ‘Fougamou’ favored maize fresh weight attributes. Ectomycorrhiza association was observed in medium previously cropped to ‘BITA 7’ and ‘PITA 22’. Generally, ‘Agbagba’ and ‘Fougamou’ seemed to be the most reticent nutrient miners while uptake of P and K appeared to be low 4 months after planting (MAP) in contrast to Ca, Mg, and S uptake. However, substrate previously cropped with ‘PITA 22’, ‘BITA 7’ and ‘Fougamou’ gave rise to superior growth and fresh weight attributes, respectively, of the maize, the follower crop. A prospect of utilizing the ectomycorrhiza association observed with some genotypes to upgrade Musa yields and those of associated or follower crops exist.
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Ortese, E., Baiyeri, P.K. & Ugese, F.D. Residual macronutrient concentration and follower maize (Zea mays) crop performance in soilless growth medium previously cropped with six Musa genotypes. J. Crop Sci. Biotechnol. 14, 321–327 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-010-0112-x
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