Legumes can enable nitrogen stewardship for tropical grasslands
Nitrogen availability is one of the most immediate constraints on tropical pasture productivity. Here I argue that reliable nitrogen availability can be achieved through deliberate management of the full soil–plant–animal nitrogen cycle, with legumes as part of a sustainable nitrogen architecture.
Authors
- Tersur Theophilus Akpensuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6701-1407)
Institutions
- University of Jos (NG)
- Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (GB)
- Tertiary Education Trust Fund (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Sustainability
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-026-00181-0
- Primary Topic
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00