Soil fertility and climate risks are hampering crop production in the Sahelian region. Because experiments with only a few fertility management options on a limited number of sites and years cannot fully capture the complex and highly non-linear
soil–climate–crop interactions, crop growth simula...
Akponikpè, Pierre B.I.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Michels, K.
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Bielders, Charles L.
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[Use of the APSIM model in long term simulation to support decision making regarding nitrogen management for pearl millet in the Sahel]
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Use of the APSIM model in long term simulation to support decision making regarding nitrogen management for pearl millet in the Sahel
Conservation agriculture (CA)—the simultaneous application of minimum soil disturbance, crop residue retention, and crop diversification—is a key approach to address declining soil fertility and the adverse effects of climate change in southern Africa. Applying the three defining principles of CA...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Setimela, Peter
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Nyagumbo, I.
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Mupangwa, W.
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Mhlanga, B.
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Lee, N.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review]
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Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review
Mekonnen, Kindu
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Valbuena, Diego
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Lule, D.
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Bahta, Mesfin
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Rachier, Gideon O.
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[Intensification of crop-livestock farming systems in East Africa: A comparison of 3 sites in the highlands of Ethiopia and Kenya]
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Intensification of crop-livestock farming systems in East Africa: A comparison of 3 sites in the highlands of Ethiopia and Kenya
Mekonnen, Kindu
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Rachier, Gideon O.
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Lule, D.
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Bahta, Mesfin
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Valbuena, Diego
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Competing uses, dynamics, and production and utilization constraints of crop residues in East Africa: Implications for conservation agriculture]
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Competing uses, dynamics, and production and utilization constraints of crop residues in East Africa: Implications for conservation agriculture
The rainfall pattern in the Sahel is very erratic with a high spatial variability. We tested the often reported hypothesis that the dispersion of farmers’ fields around the village territory helps mitigate agro-climatic risk by increasing yield stability from year to year. We also wished to evalu...
Akponikpè, Pierre B.I.
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Minet, J.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Defourny, Pierre
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Bielders, Charles L.
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[Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective]
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Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Msangi, Siwa
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Wood, S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Dixon, John A.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Freeman, H.A.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[An integrated assessment of global changes in crop-livestock systems to 2030: implications for policy development]
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An integrated assessment of global changes in crop-livestock systems to 2030: implications for policy development
Little is known about the residual effects of crop residue (CR) and phosphorus (P) application on the fallow vegetation following repeated cultivation of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] in the Sahel. The objective of this study, therefore, was (i) to measure residual effects of CR, ...
Gerard, Bruno G.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Muehlig-Versen, B.
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Buerkert, Andreas
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[Destructive and non-destructive measurements of residual crop residue and phosphorus effects on growth and composition of herbaceous fallow species in the Sahel]
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Destructive and non-destructive measurements of residual crop residue and phosphorus effects on growth and composition of herbaceous fallow species in the Sahel
Valbuena, Diego
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Teufel, Nils
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[Biomass pressures in mixed farms: Implications for livelihoods and ecosystems services in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa]
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Biomass pressures in mixed farms: Implications for livelihoods and ecosystems services in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Sample sites of 'brousse tigree' and related vegetation types are described for Mali and Niger. Species composition and physical structure of the herbaceous layer as well as woody plant population were recorded at all sites together with data on soils and natural resource management. Herbage yiel...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[The influence of vegetation pattern on the productivity, diversity and stability of vegetation: The case of 'brousse tigree' in the Sahel]
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The influence of vegetation pattern on the productivity, diversity and stability of vegetation: The case of 'brousse tigree' in the Sahel
Valbuena, Diego
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Andersson, J.
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Waters-Bayer, Ann
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Baudron, Frédéric
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Chuma, Edward
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Sida, T.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Cullen, Beth
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Aker, J.
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Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Why and how to implement a AR&D approach for Africa RISING? Preliminary results of a fast-track project]
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Why and how to implement a AR&D approach for Africa RISING? Preliminary results of a fast-track project