Smallholder farmers in East-Africa commonly intercrop maize (Zea mays L.) with grain legumes to maximize utilisation of land and labour, and attain larger crop yields. Conventionally, one legume line is intercropped between each pair of maize lines. This study evaluated the potential of a modifie...
Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Mugendi, DN
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Kung'u, J.B.
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Mugwe, J
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Merckx, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya]
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A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya
Soil nutrient depletion as a result of continuous cultivation of soils without adequate addition of external inputs is a major challenge in the highlands of Kenya. An experiment was set up in Meru South District, Kenya in 2000 to investigate the effects of different soil-incorporated organic (man...
Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Kung'u, J.B.
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Mugwe, J
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Bationo, B. André
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[Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs on maize yield and soil chemical properties in a maize cropping systems in Meru South District, Kenya]
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Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs on maize yield and soil chemical properties in a maize cropping systems in Meru South District, Kenya
We established hedges/barriers of calliandra (Calliandra calothyrsus Meissner), leucaena (Leucaena trichandra (Zucc.) Urban)) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum chumach) and combination hedges of either calliandra or leucaena with napier grass on slopes exceeding 5% to study the effect of veg...
Mutegi, J.K.
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Mugendi, D.N.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Kung'u, J.B.
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[Combining napier grass with leguminous shrubs in contour hedgerows controls soil erosion without competing with crops]
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Combining napier grass with leguminous shrubs in contour hedgerows controls soil erosion without competing with crops
Mwangi, M
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Mugendi, DN
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Kung'u, J.B.
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Swift, MJ
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Albrecht, A.
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[Soil invertebrate macrofauna composition within agroforestry and forested ecosystems and their role in litter decomposition in Embu, Kenya]
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Soil invertebrate macrofauna composition within agroforestry and forested ecosystems and their role in litter decomposition in Embu, Kenya
Kimetu, J.M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Palm, C.A.
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Mutuo, PK
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Gachengo, CN
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Nandwa, SM
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Kung'u, J.B.
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[Nitrogen fertilizer equivalency values for different organic materials based on maize performance at Kabete, Kenya]
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Nitrogen fertilizer equivalency values for different organic materials based on maize performance at Kabete, Kenya
Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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Mugwe, J
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Pypers, Pieter
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Kung'u, J.B.
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[Effect of organic inputs and mineral fertilizer on maize yield in a ferralsol and nitisol soil in Central Kenya]
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Effect of organic inputs and mineral fertilizer on maize yield in a ferralsol and nitisol soil in Central Kenya
Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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Mugwe, J
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Pypers, Pieter
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Kung'u, J.B.
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[Enhancing productivity through the integration of grain legumes in maize cropping systems in Central Kenya]
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Enhancing productivity through the integration of grain legumes in maize cropping systems in Central Kenya