To address soil fertility decline, additions of organic resources and mineral fertilizers are often integrated in sub-Saharan African agroecosystems. Possible benefits to long-term C and N stabilization from this input management practice are, however, largely unknown. Our objectives were (1) to ...
Gentile, R
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Kavoo, A
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Chivenge, P.P.
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Six, Johan
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[Residue quality and N fertilizer do not influence aggregate stabilization of C and N in two tropical soils with contrasting texture]
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Residue quality and N fertilizer do not influence aggregate stabilization of C and N in two tropical soils with contrasting texture
Soil fertility problems resulting in low maize yields in smallholder farms are common in the West
African moist savanna. The effectiveness of commercial foliar fertilizers in improving maize
growth and yield was evaluated in three savanna agro-ecological zones of Nigeria in two steps.
In step one...
Jemo, M.
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Nwoke, C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria]
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Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria
Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The aut...
Lambrecht, I.
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Vranken, L.
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Merckx, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Maertens, M.
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[Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi]
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Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi
Intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to address rural poverty
and natural resource degradation. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a means to enhance crop productivity
while maximizing the agronomic efficiency (AE) of applied inputs, and can th...
Soils are increasingly recognized as major contributors to ecosystem services such as food production and climate regulation (1, 2), and demand for up-to-date and relevant soil information is soaring. But communicating such information among diverse audiences remains challenging because of incons...
Sánchez, P.A.
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Ahamed, S
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Carre, F
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Hartemink, A.E.
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Hempel, J
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Huising, Jeroen
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Lagacherle, P
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McBratney, AB
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McKenzie, N
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Mendonca-Santos, ML
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Minasny, B
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Montanarella, L
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Palm, C.A.
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Sachs, JD
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Vagen, T.G.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Walsh, M
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Zhang, GL
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[Digital soil map of the world]
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Digital soil map of the world
Striga hermonthica a major biotic constraint to cereal production can be controlled by trap crops. Soybean cultivars vary in ability to stimulate suicidal germination of the weed. An experiment was conducted to select soybean (Glycine max) varieties with the ability to stimulate germination of S....
Odhiambo, JA
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Tabu, IM
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Kanampiu, F.
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Khan, Z.
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[Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize]
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Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize
Soil fertility gradients develop on smallholder farms due to preferential allocation of inputs. A multi-location on-farm trial was
conducted in Meru South, Central Kenya whose overall aim was to test minimum tillage and crop-residue retention practices in
socio-ecological niches across heteroge...
Guto, SN
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop-residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenya]
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Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop-residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenya
The functioning of trees as a safety-net for capturing nutrients leached beyond the reach of crop roots was evaluated by investigating changes in exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, and K) and pH in a wide range of medium to long term alley cropping trials in the derived savanna of West Africa, compare...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
,
[Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone]
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Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone
Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and maize (Zea mays) production in the Central Highlands of Burundi. Nutrient sources, specifically fertilizers, are paramount to increasing the production in the regions. Hence, improving fertilizer use efficiency is co...
Niyuhire, M.C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Roobroeck, D.
,
Merckx, R.
,
[Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi]
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi
There exists a considerable knowledge gap about the effect of biochemical quality of organic inputs and their combination with inorganic N on abundance and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB). Here, we investigated in a Humic Nitisol of 10-year old field ex...
Muema, E.K.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Rohl, C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
,
Rasche, F.
,
[Response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea to biochemical quality of organic inputs combined with mineral nitrogen fertilizer in an arable soil]
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Response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea to biochemical quality of organic inputs combined with mineral nitrogen fertilizer in an arable soil