Secondary and micronutrients are important in enhancing crop productivity; yet, they are hardly studied in sub-Sahara Africa. In this region, the main focus has been on macronutrients but there is emerging though scattered evidence of crop productivity limitations by the secondary and micronutrie...
Kihara, Job
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Kinyua, Michael
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Zingore, Shamie
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Sommer, Rolf
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[Application of secondary nutrients and micronutrients increases crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Application of secondary nutrients and micronutrients increases crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa
Improved understanding of soil fertility factors limiting crop productivity is important to develop appropriate soil and nutrient management recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnostic trials were implemented in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Tanzania, as part of the African Soils Informa...
Kihara, Job
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Zingore, Shamie
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Coulibaly, Adama
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Esilaba, Anthony O.
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Kabambe, Vernon
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Njoroge, Samuel
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Palm, Cheryl
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Huising, Jeroen
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[Understanding variability in crop response to fertilizer and amendments in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Understanding variability in crop response to fertilizer and amendments in sub-Saharan Africa
Kihara, Job
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Njoroge, S
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[Phosphorus agronomic efficiency in maize-based cropping systems: a focus on western Kenya]
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Phosphorus agronomic efficiency in maize-based cropping systems: a focus on western Kenya
Nziguheba, Generose
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Zingore, Shamie
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Kihara, Job
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Merckx, Roel
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Njoroge, Samuel
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Vandamme, Elke
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification]
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Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification
Sommer, Rolf
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Mukalama, John
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Kihara, Job
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[Reducing losses but failing to sequester carbon in soils – the case of Conservation Agriculture and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the humid tropical agro-ecosystem of Western Kenya]
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Reducing losses but failing to sequester carbon in soils – the case of Conservation Agriculture and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the humid tropical agro-ecosystem of Western Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is plagued by low productivity and little research is available on the attainable responses and profitability to applied nutrients under variable environments. The objective of this study was to determine the attainable maize grain response to and potential of profitabili...
Kihara, Job
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Huising, Jeroen
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Njoroge, S
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Kabambe, V.
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Iwuafor, E.
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Kibunja, C.N.
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Esilaba, Anthony O.
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Coulibaly, A
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[Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa
A synthesis of available agronomic datasets and peer-reviewed scientific literature was conducted to: (1) assess the status of micronutrients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) arable soils, (2) improve the understanding of the relations between soil quality/management and crop nutritional quality and (...
Kihara, Job
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Bolo, Peter
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Kinyua, Michael
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Rurinda, Jairos
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Piikki, Kristin
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[Micronutrient deficiencies in African soils and the human nutritional nexus: opportunities with staple crops]
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Micronutrient deficiencies in African soils and the human nutritional nexus: opportunities with staple crops