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
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
Technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of smallholder agricultural systems must be designed to target socially diverse and spatially heterogeneous farms and farming systems. This paper proposes a categorisation of household diversity based on a functional typology...
Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Muriuki, A.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Mugendi, D.
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Kaizzi, K.C.
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Okeyo, J.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms]
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The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms
Heterogeneity in soil fertility in these smallholder systems is caused by both inherent soil-landscape and human-induced variability across farms differing in resources and practices. Interventions to address the problem of poor soil fertility in Africa must be designed to target such diversity a...
Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Muriuki, A.
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Klapwijk, C.J.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Soil Heterogeneity and Soil Fertility Gradients in Smallholder Agricultural Systems of the East African Highlands]
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Soil Heterogeneity and Soil Fertility Gradients in Smallholder Agricultural Systems of the East African Highlands
Analysis of head capsule widths of banana weevil larvae was carried out to determine the number and recognition of instars. The analysis involved model fitting to frequency distributions of head capsule measurements of laboratory-reared and field-collected larvae. The laboratory population reveal...
Gold, C.S.
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Neyeme, P.S.
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Coe, R.
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[Recognition and duration of larval instars of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, in Uganda]
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Recognition and duration of larval instars of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, in Uganda