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
Decline in crop yields is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya and the entire Sub-Saharan region. This is attributed mainly to the mining of major nutrients due to continuous cropping without addition of adequate external nutrients. In most cases inorganic fertilizers are expensive...
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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Bationo, B. André
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[Nitrogen fertilizer equivalencies of organics of differing quality and optimum combination with organic nitrogen source in Central Kenya]
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Nitrogen fertilizer equivalencies of organics of differing quality and optimum combination with organic nitrogen source in Central Kenya
Kimetu, J.M.
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Mugendi, DN
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Bationo, B. André
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Pell, AN
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[Reversal of productivity decline in agroecosystems with organic amendments of different stability]
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Reversal of productivity decline in agroecosystems with organic amendments of different stability
Kibunja, C.N.
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Mwaura, FB
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Mugendi, DN
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Wamae, DK
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Bationo, B. André
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[Long-term land management effects on crop yields and soil properties in the sub-humid highlands of Kenya]
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Long-term land management effects on crop yields and soil properties in the sub-humid highlands of Kenya
Waswa, Boaz S.
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Bationo, B. André
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Mugendi, DN
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Okeyo, J.M.
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Kimetu, J.M.
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[Effect of long term application of organic and inorganic resources on soil properties and maize yield at Kabete, Kenya]
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Effect of long term application of organic and inorganic resources on soil properties and maize yield at Kabete, Kenya
Karanja, S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Mwale, M
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Kaizzi, CK
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Watat, C
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Issaka, R.
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Sanogo, O
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Kungu, J.
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Mugendi, DN
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Quirós, Carlos
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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González Estrada, E.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Income, food security, nutrients and labour: a comparison of key aspects of african smallholder farming systems using IMPACT]
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Income, food security, nutrients and labour: a comparison of key aspects of african smallholder farming systems using IMPACT
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
Chivenge, P.P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Gentile, R
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Wangechi, HK
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Mugendi, DN
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Kessel, Chris van
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Six, Johan
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[Organic and mineral input management to enhance crop productivity in Central Kenya]
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Organic and mineral input management to enhance crop productivity in Central Kenya
The application of nitrogen in a soil under agricultural production is subject to several pathways including de-nitrification, leaching and recovery by an annual crop. This is as well greatly influenced by the management practices, nitrogen source and soil conditions. The main objective of this s...
Kimetu, J.M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Bationo, B. André
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Palm, C.A.
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Mutuo, PK
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Kihara, Job
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Nandwa, SM
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Partial balance of nitrogen in a maize cropping systems in humic nitisol of Central Kenya]
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Partial balance of nitrogen in a maize cropping systems in humic nitisol of Central Kenya