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138Residual benefits of soybean genotypes andnatural fallow to subsequent maize in thenorthern Guinea savanna of NigeriaA.A. Yusuf 1 , E.N.O. Iwua<strong>for</strong> 1 , O.O. Olufajo 2 , R. Abaidoo 3 and N. Sanginga 41Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture/Institute <strong>for</strong> Agricultural Research,Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.2Agronomy Department, Institute <strong>for</strong> Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria, Nigeria.3<strong>IITA</strong>, Ibadan, Nigeria.4TSBF-CIAT, Nairobi, Kenya.AbstractGenotypic variations have been shown to exist in residual benefi ts ofpromiscuous lines of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] to subsequentmaize (Zea mays L.) crop. The knowledge of combined effects ofcrop rotation and fertilization on soil properties and grain yield isthe key to sustainable crop production. Soil properties and grainyield were evaluated where different crop rotations were used. Twopromiscuous, improved soybean lines (TGx 1448-2E and Samsoy-2), natural fallow, and a maize hybrid (Oba Super 2) were grown in2003 and followed by a test crop of maize in 2004 with and withoutfertilizer (0 and 90 kg N ha -1 ) application. Rotation and N fertilizersignifi cantly (P

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