What is soil? Where does soil come from? What is special about soil in Africa? What does soil provide to society and the environment? How do our activities affect soil? The first ever Soil Atlas of Africa uses striking maps, informative texts and stunning photographs to answer and explain these a...
Jones, A.
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Breuning-Madsen H
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Brossard M
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Dampha, A.
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Deckers, J.
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Dewitte, O.
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Gallali T
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Hallett S
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Jones, R.
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Kilasara M
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Le Roux P
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Micheli E
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Montanarella L
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Spaargaren O
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Thiombiano, L.
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Ranst, E, van
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Yemefack M
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Soil Atlas of Africa]
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Soil Atlas of Africa
The availability of P from rock phosphate (RP) is often too low to demonstrate an immediate impact on cereal production. Legumes may improve the immediate availability of P from RP and eventually benefit subsequent maize crops. The ability of Mucuna pruriens (L.) var utilis (Wright) Burck and Lab...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nwoke, O.C.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, P.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Deckers, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by Mucuna pruriens, Lablab purpureus, and maize]
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Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by Mucuna pruriens, Lablab purpureus, and maize
In the context of major global environmental challenges such as food security, climate change, fresh water scarcity and biodiversity loss, the protection and the sustainable management of soil resources in Africa are of paramount importance. To raise the awareness of the general public, stakehold...
Dewitte, O.
,
Jones, A.
,
Spaargaren O
,
Breuning-Madsen H
,
Brossard M
,
Dampha, A.
,
Deckers, J.
,
Gallali T
,
Hallett S
,
Jones, R.
,
Kilasara M
,
Le Roux P
,
Michéli E
,
Montanarella L
,
Thiombiano, L.
,
Ranst, E, van
,
Yemefack M
,
Zougmoré, Robert B.
,
[Harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale]
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Harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale