In recent years, many studies have demonstrated the heterogeneity of the smallholder production environment. Yet agronomic research for development (R4D) that aims to identify and test options for increasing productivity has not consistently adapted its approaches to such heterogeneous conditions...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Coe, R.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Beyond averages: new approaches to understand heterogeneity and risk of technology success or failure in smallholder farming]
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Beyond averages: new approaches to understand heterogeneity and risk of technology success or failure in smallholder farming
Traditionally, crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depends primarily on mining soil nutrients. Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) is an approach for intensifying agriculture in SSA that aims at maximizing the agronomic efficiency (AE) of applied nutrient inputs. ISFM contains the...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Kihara, Job
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Chivenge, P.P.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Coe, R.
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Six, Johan
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[Agronomic use efficiency of N fertilizer in maize-based systems in sub-Saharan Africa within the context of integrated soil fertility management]
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Agronomic use efficiency of N fertilizer in maize-based systems in sub-Saharan Africa within the context of integrated soil fertility management
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) is an important pest on bananas and plantains (Musa spp.). Population build-up is slow and weevil problems become increasingly important in successive crop cycles (ratoons). Yield loss results from plant loss (death, snapping, toppling), mat disapp...
Gold, C.S.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Coe, R.
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Rukazambuga, N.
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[Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana]
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Selection of assessment methods for evaluating banana weevil damage on highland cooking banana
Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Mpanda, Mathew
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Meliyo, J.L.
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Ahazi M.
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Ermias, B.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Coe, R.
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Okori, P.
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Mowo J.G.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Soil related constraints for sustainable intensification of cereal-based systems in semi-arid central Tanzania]
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Soil related constraints for sustainable intensification of cereal-based systems in semi-arid central Tanzania
Breugel, P. van
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Coe, R.
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Kindt, Roeland
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Zonneveld, M. van
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Lilleso, J-P.
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Graudal, L.
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Muchugi, A.
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Russell, J.
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Dawson, Ian K.
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[A meta-analysis of molecular marker genetic datasets for eastern Africa trees supports the utility of potential natural vegetation maps for planning climate-smart restoration initiatives]
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A meta-analysis of molecular marker genetic datasets for eastern Africa trees supports the utility of potential natural vegetation maps for planning climate-smart restoration initiatives
Maize is becoming the major food crop around Lake Victoria. Major constraints to its production are Striga, stem borer, and declining soil fertility. Innovative integrated technologies have been developed: the push pull system (intercropping with Desmodium and surrounded by Napier grass), soybe...
Groot, Hugo de
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Rutto, E
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Odhiambo, G
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Kanampui, F
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Khan, Z.R.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis]
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Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis
Climate change and land use change are two forces influencing the hydrology of watersheds and their ability to provide ecosystem services, such as clean and well-regulated streamflow and control of soil erosion and sediment yield. The Soil Water Assessment Tool, SWAT, a distributed, watershed-sca...
Gathenya M
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Mwangi H
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Coe, R.
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Sang J
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[Climate and land use induced risks to watershed services in the Nyando river basin, Kenya]
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Climate and land use induced risks to watershed services in the Nyando river basin, Kenya
Cooper, Peter J.M.
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Coe, R.
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Stern, RD
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[Assessing and addressing climate-induced risk in Sub-Saharan rainfed agriculture]
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Assessing and addressing climate-induced risk in Sub-Saharan rainfed agriculture