Manure is a key nutrient resource on smallholder farms in the tropics, especially on poorly buffered sandy soils, due to its multiple benefits for soil fertility. Farmers preferentially apply manure to fields closest to homesteads (homefields), which are more fertile than fields further away (out...
Zingore, Shamie
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Delve, Robert J.
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Multiple benefits of manure : The key to maintenance of soil fertility and restoration of depleted sandy soils on African smallholder farms]
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Multiple benefits of manure : The key to maintenance of soil fertility and restoration of depleted sandy soils on African smallholder farms
In complex mixed crop-livestock systems with limited resources and biomass scarcity, crop residues play an important but increasingly contested role. This paper focuses on farming systems in the semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe, where biomass production is limited and farmers integrate crop and livest...
Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Valbuena, Diego
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Masikati, Patricia
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Claessens, Lieven
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Rooyen, Andre F. van
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Nkomboni, D.
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[Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe]
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Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe
Smallholder farming in much of Sub-Saharan Africa is rain-fed and thus exposed to rainfall variability. Among the climate variables, rainfall is projected to decline and have an overriding effect on crop productivity. With little opportunity for supplementary irrigation for the majority of farmer...
Chikowo, Regis
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Zingore, Shamie
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Messina, Joseph
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Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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[Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rain-fed conditions in sub-humid environments in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rain-fed conditions in sub-humid environments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Masvaya, EN
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Nyawasha, RW
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Zingore, Shamie
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Delve, Robert J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Zimbabwe]
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Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Zimbabwe
Current projections suggest that the impacts of warmer climates on smallholder production by the middle of this century, are excpected to be mainly negative. Both the livelihoods and food security of smallholder households can be improved through suitable strategies for handling climate- induced ...
Musiyiwa K
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Filho WL
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Harris D
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[An assessment of gender sensitive adaptations options to climate change in smallholder areas of Zimbabwe, using climate analogue analysis and considering farmer perceptions]
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An assessment of gender sensitive adaptations options to climate change in smallholder areas of Zimbabwe, using climate analogue analysis and considering farmer perceptions
Masvaya, EN
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Nyawasha, RW
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Zingore, Shamie
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Delve, Robert J.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones in Zimbabwe]
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Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones in Zimbabwe
Dunjana, N
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Nyamugafata, P
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Mango, Nelson
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[Cattle manure and inorganic nitrogen fertilizer application effects on soil hydraulic properties and maize yield of two soils of Murewa district, Zimbabwe]
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Cattle manure and inorganic nitrogen fertilizer application effects on soil hydraulic properties and maize yield of two soils of Murewa district, Zimbabwe
Soil organic matter (SOM) is important for long-term crop productivity through maintenance of soil quality and is also now receiving attention due to its potential for climate change mitigation. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of 9 years of fertilization on soi...
Mujuru, Lizzie
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Rusinamhodzi, Leonard
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Hoosbeek, M.R.
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Nyamangara, Justice
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[Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and manure application on storage of carbon and nitrogen under continuous maize cropping in Arenosols and Luvisols of Zimbabwe]
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and manure application on storage of carbon and nitrogen under continuous maize cropping in Arenosols and Luvisols of Zimbabwe
Forests play a major role in regulating the rate of increase of global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations creating a need to investigate the ability of exotic plantations to sequester atmospheric CO2. This study examined pine plantations located in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe r...
Mujuru, Lizzie
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Gotora, T
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Velthorst, E.J.
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Hoosbeek, M.R.
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[Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration over an age sequence of Pinus patula plantations in Zimbabwean Eastern Highlands]
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Soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration over an age sequence of Pinus patula plantations in Zimbabwean Eastern Highlands
Smallholder farming in much of Sub-Saharan Africa is rain-fed and thus exposed to rainfall variability. Among the climate variables, rainfall is projected to decline and have an overriding effect on crop productivity. With little opportunity for supplementary irrigation for the majority of farmer...
Chikowo, Regis
,
Zingore, Shamie
,
Nyamangara, Justice
,
Bekunda, Mateete A.
,
Messina, J.
,
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
,
[Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rainfed conditions in Subhumid environments in SubSaharan Africa]
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Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rainfed conditions in Subhumid environments in SubSaharan Africa