Fallows improved with tree legumes have a potential role in soil fertility management in the sub-humid tropics. In addition to N2 fixation, deep rooting species can be used to redistribute leached nutrients to the topsoil while producing useful woody by-products. Such fallows are not very effecti...
Wortmann, Charles S.
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Kaizzi, CK
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[Tree legumes in medium-term fallows: Nitrogen, fixation, nitrate recovery and effects on subsequent crops]
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Tree legumes in medium-term fallows: Nitrogen, fixation, nitrate recovery and effects on subsequent crops
Geosoil permite almacenar, consultar e interpretar información tanto del suelo como de su entorno biofísico a diferentes escalas: parcela, finca, comunidad, municipio, departamento, región, país. Opera a partir de una base de datos relacional elaborada en ACCES 2000, compuesta por una serie de ta...
Rubiano Sanabria, Yolanda
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Beaulieu, Nathalie
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[Sistema georreferenciado de indicadores de calidad de suelos para los Llanos Orientales de Colombia : Estudio de caso: Municipio de Puerto López, Meta]
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Sistema georreferenciado de indicadores de calidad de suelos para los Llanos Orientales de Colombia : Estudio de caso: Municipio de Puerto López, Meta
In Kenya the belowground biodiversity project was implemented in Embu and Taita which are biodiversity hotspots. The objective of the paper is to present and analyze farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices at different timelines of the project, as well as identify factors limiting adoption of...
Mutsotso, B
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Muya, E
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Roimen, H
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[Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in Embu and Taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions]
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Farmers knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) in Embu and Taita benchmark sites before and after below-ground biodiversity project interventions
Nyaga, John
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Jefwa, J.M.
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Muthuri, Catherine W
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Matiru, Viviene N
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Wachira, Peter M
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Okoth, Sheila A.
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with different soil fertility amendment practices in agricultural landscapes of Kenyan highlands]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with different soil fertility amendment practices in agricultural landscapes of Kenyan highlands
Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris check for this species in other resources L.) production in Africa is constrained by edaphic stresses. A pan-African effort, Bean Improvement for Low Fertility in Africa (BILFA), was initiated in 1990 to screen beans for tolerance to several edaphic stresses. In the fir...
Wortmann, Charles S.
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Lunze, L
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Ochwoh, VA
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Lynch, J
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[Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa]
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Bean improvement for low fertility soils in Africa
Ndung'u-Magiroi, Keziah Wairimu
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Bationo, B. André
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Okalebo, John Robert
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Othieno, Caleb
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Herrmann, Laetitia
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Lesueur, Didier
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[Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorganisms with a positive impact on crop yields in a Kenyan Ferralsol]
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Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorganisms with a positive impact on crop yields in a Kenyan Ferralsol
Populations of Legume Nodulating Bacteria (LNB) were assessed under glasshouse conditions in soils collected from selected landuse systems in Taita Taveta district, Kenya. The populations were estimated by the most-probable-number (MPN) plant infection technique using Macroptilium atropurpureum (...
Mwangi, Simon N.
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Karanja, Nancy M.
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Boga, Hamadi M.
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Kahindi, James M.
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Muigai, A.M.
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Odee, D.
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Mwenda, George M.
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[Genetic diversity and symbiotic efficiency of legume nodulating bacteria from different land use systems in taita taveta, kenya]
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Genetic diversity and symbiotic efficiency of legume nodulating bacteria from different land use systems in taita taveta, kenya
A glasshouse experiment was conducted to determine how reduction conditions would affect plant nutrient availability and uptake in a red-yellow latosol (Acrustox). Soil analysis showed that the most important changes were a marked increase in extractable iron and an inhibition of nitrification. T...
Couto, W.
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Sanzonowics, C
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Leite, GG
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[Effect of excess water in an oxisol on ammonium, nitrate, iron and manganese availability and nutrient uptake of two tropical forage species]
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Effect of excess water in an oxisol on ammonium, nitrate, iron and manganese availability and nutrient uptake of two tropical forage species
Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) analysis was used to discriminate soils of different agroecosystems in Colombia, with different contents and qualities of organic matter, chemical, and biological properties.
Correlations were sought between absorbance in wavelength classes as determ...
Velásquez, E.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Barrios, E.
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Joffre, R
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Reversat, F
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[Evaluating soil quality in tropical agroecosystems of Colombia using NIRS]
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Evaluating soil quality in tropical agroecosystems of Colombia using NIRS
Canavalia ensiformis, Crotalaria grahamiana, Dolichos lablab, Mucuna pruriens, Tephrosia vogellii and Tithonia diversifolia were evaluated as potential species for soil fertility replenishment in on-farm adaptive trials, farm visits and field days in Tororo District, eastern Uganda. Farmers used ...
Nyende, P
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Farmer participatory evaluation of legume cover crop and biomass transfer technologies for soil fertility improvement using farmer criteria, preference ranking and logit regression analysis]
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Farmer participatory evaluation of legume cover crop and biomass transfer technologies for soil fertility improvement using farmer criteria, preference ranking and logit regression analysis