Nutrient depletion is a major constraint to crop production for moist savanna soils, and inputs of nutrients are required to overcome this constraint. The impact of sole and combined applications of organic inputs (OIs) [fresh tree prunings, Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. residues, and manu...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Aman, S
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Iwuafor, E.N.O.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Lyasse, O.
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Merckx, R.
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Deckers, J.
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[Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna]
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Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna
Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2002) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status
The fumigation–incubation (FI) and the fumigation–extraction (FE) ninhydrin methods for quantifying the microbial biomass pool were tested and the relationships between microbial biomass characteristics and soil organic matter fractions (separated following particle size) investigated for a range...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nwoke, O.C.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Evaluation of methods for measuring microbial biomass C and N and relationship between microbial biomass with soil organic matter particle size classes in West African soils]
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Evaluation of methods for measuring microbial biomass C and N and relationship between microbial biomass with soil organic matter particle size classes in West African soils
Volcanic mountains in the East African Rift (e.g. Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Elgon) are some of the most productive agricultural regions, often dominated by coffee and banana cultivation. Consequently, these regions suffer from a high and increasing population density with a declining soil f...
Bauw, P. de
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Soil fertility gradients and production constraints for coffee and banana on volcanic mountain slopes in the east African rift: a case study of Mt. Elgon]
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Soil fertility gradients and production constraints for coffee and banana on volcanic mountain slopes in the east African rift: a case study of Mt. Elgon
Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2006) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Nwoke, O.C.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-Western Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-Western Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status