Data on earthworm surface cast deposition in undisturbed, cropped and recovering sites from West and Central Africa were compiled to assess the effects of land use system (LUS) change and if casting can be used to indicate soil quality. Annual cast deposition in undisturbed systems was significan...
Hauser, S.
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Norgrove, L.
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Asawalam, D.
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Schulz, S.
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[Effect of land use change, cropping systems and soil type on earthworm cast production in West and Central Africa]
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Effect of land use change, cropping systems and soil type on earthworm cast production in West and Central Africa
Soil moisture depletion during dry seasons by planted hedgerows to lower levels than under natural fallow, would reduce drainage and nutrient losses in the following rainy season when food crops are grown. The volumetric water content of the 0–150 cm soil profile was measured under planted hedger...
Hauser, S.
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Norgrove, L.
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Duguma, B.
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Asaah, E.
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[Soil water regime under rotational fallow and alternating hedgerows on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon]
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Soil water regime under rotational fallow and alternating hedgerows on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon
Topsoil (0–15 cm) bulk density, aggregate stability, soil dispersibility, water retention and infiltration were measured between 1989 and 1996 on an Alfisol under rehabilitation in southwestern Nigeria. The planted leguminous species were Pueraria phaseoloides, Senna siamea, Leucaena leucocephala...
Salako, F.
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Hauser, S.
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Babalola, O.
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Tian, G.
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[Improvement of the physical fertility of a degraded Alfisol with planted and natural fallows under humid tropical conditions]
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Improvement of the physical fertility of a degraded Alfisol with planted and natural fallows under humid tropical conditions
With increasing population densities, food production needs to be increased. A common response of farmers is to shorten fallow periods, which can lead to a decline in crop yields, due to incomplete nutrient replenishment. However, whether farmers change their management of soil and nutrients acco...
Buttner, U.
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Hauser, S.
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[Farmers nutrient management practices in indigenous cropping systems in southern Cameroon]
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Farmers nutrient management practices in indigenous cropping systems in southern Cameroon
Earthworm surface cast production and nutrient turnover through casts were measured for 3 years in a 17-year-old timber plantation in southern Cameroon after selective reduction to two timber stand densities (TSDs) and understorey cropping with plantain and tannia. Neither understorey cropping no...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Production and nutrient content of earthworm casts in a tropical agrisilvicultural system]
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Production and nutrient content of earthworm casts in a tropical agrisilvicultural system
Maize/cassava were intercropped between hedgerows of Senna spectabilis [(DC.) Irwin and Barneby], Flemingia macrophylla [(Willd.) Merrill] and Dactyladenia barteri [(Hook f ex Oliv.) Engl.] for five consecutive years on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon. Crop yields and hedgerow biomass production ...
Hauser, S.
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Ndi, J.
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Hulugalle, N.
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[Yields of maize/cassava intercrops grown with hedgerows of three multipurpose trees on an acid Ultisol of Cameroon]
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Yields of maize/cassava intercrops grown with hedgerows of three multipurpose trees on an acid Ultisol of Cameroon
An intercrop of maize and cassava was cultivated for six consecutive years from 1990/91 to 1995/96. This paper reports on crop performance from the fourth to the sixth year in alley cropping with Senna spectabilis and in a no-tree control, with and without tillage. Maize grain yield increased sig...
Hauser, S.
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Ndi, J.
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Hulugalle, N.
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[Performance of a maize/cassava intercrop in tilled and notill Senna spectabilis alley cropping on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon]
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Performance of a maize/cassava intercrop in tilled and notill Senna spectabilis alley cropping on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon
Deforestation in the humid tropics poses an increasing threat to natural forests and future timber supplies. Smallholder slash and burn farming and timber extraction are the major causes of deforestation in the Congo basin. Therefore, the feasibility of an alternative to slash and burn, the combi...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon]
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Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon
Data are presented for termite assemblages across an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in the humid forest zone of West and Central Africa. Sampling was by standardised 100m × 2m transects in: primary forest, several ages of regenerating forest, agroforestry plots, short fallows, mixed food crop...
Eggleton, P.
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Bignell, D.
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Hauser, S.
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Dibog, L.
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Norgrove, L.
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Madong, B.
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[Termite diversity across an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in the humid forest zone of West Africa]
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Termite diversity across an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in the humid forest zone of West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to produce more food, feed, and fiber to support its growing population and intensification of smallholder agriculture is a crucial component of any strategy towards this goal. Sustainable Intensification (SI) acknowledges that enhanced productivity needs to go hand in ha...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Coyne, D.L.
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Gockowski, J.
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Hauser, S.
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Huising, Jeroen
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[Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability]
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Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability