Major upland soils in the humid and sub humid zones of West Africa consist of low activity clays (LAC) Alfisols, Ultisols and Oxisols. Alfisols which are less leached and have a high base saturation are more dominant in the sub-humid zone. Chemically they are more fertile, but they have a low str...
Kang, B.
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Gichuru, M.
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Hulugalle, N.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Soil constraints for sustainable upland crop production in humid and subhumid West Africa]
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Soil constraints for sustainable upland crop production in humid and subhumid West Africa
Izac, A.M.
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Swift, M.J.
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Andriesse, W.
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[A strategy for inland valley agroecosystems research in West and Central Africa: RCMP Research monograph, No. 5]
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A strategy for inland valley agroecosystems research in West and Central Africa: RCMP Research monograph, No. 5
Yields of intercropped oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) were assessed at Okomu (6°25'N, 5°12'E), near Benin City, southern Nigeria. Yields were assessed during the fifth and sixth year after the establishment of oil palm. The annual yield of fresh fruit bunches ...
Salako, F.K.
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Lal, R.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Intercropping oil palm (Elaeis guneensis) with cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) on windows and nonwindows in southern Nigeria]
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Intercropping oil palm (Elaeis guneensis) with cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) on windows and nonwindows in southern Nigeria
Pot and field experiments were conducted in the greenhouse and at three field sites (Marondera, Domboshawa and Makoholi) in Zimbabwe to examine the effects of soils and fertilizers on nutrient uptake and growth of 6 exotic tree species (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. grandis, E. tereticornis, Leuca...
Sanginga, N.
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Gwaze, D.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Nutrient requirements of exotic tree species in Zimbabwe]
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Nutrient requirements of exotic tree species in Zimbabwe
Tian, G.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Kang, B.
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Swift, M.J.
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[Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions]
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Soil faunamediated decomposition of plant residues under constrained environmental and residue quality conditions
The recovery of a single application of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) leaf N (78 kg N ha−1) in a maize crop, the hedgerow and the top 10 cm soil of a leucaena alley cropping system was measured for 236 d through the use of 15N labeled residues. The leucaena-derived-N (LDN) was followed in the ...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Swift, M.J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Soil litter dynamics and N use in a leucaena (Leucaena leucocephalaLam. (de Witt)) alley cropping system in southwestern Nigeria]
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Soil litter dynamics and N use in a leucaena (Leucaena leucocephalaLam. (de Witt)) alley cropping system in southwestern Nigeria