Cassava is a heavy feeder crop that can cause serious depletion to soil nutrient stocks. This research aimed to explore soil fertility status and nutrient supply capacity at different growth stages of cassava fields under combined application of organic manure and NPK fertilizers in two agroecolo...
Biratu, G.K.
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Elias, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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[Soil fertility status of cassava fields treated by integrated application of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia]
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Soil fertility status of cassava fields treated by integrated application of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia
Cassava is Africa's second most important food source in terms of calories consumed per capita. However, farmers use little or no fertilizer on cassava and scant information is available regarding the cassava yield response to mineral and organic fertilizer inputs in Zambia. This study was undert...
Biratu, G.K.
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Elias, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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[Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia]
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Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia
Fertilizer application is known to increase crop yields and mitigate net soil nutrient mining due to continuous removal. However, smallholder farmers rarely apply adequate fertilizers because of high cost, limited availability and lack of awareness. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the eff...
Biratu, G.K.
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Elias, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Nhamo, N.
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[Effect of chicken manure application on cassava biomass and root yields in two agro-ecologies of Zambia]
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Effect of chicken manure application on cassava biomass and root yields in two agro-ecologies of Zambia