Lowland rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often limited by water supply and low phosphorus (P) availability and efforts are needed towards more efficient management of both resources. Field and pot experiments were set up to evaluate combinations of water saving technologies and micr...
Bauw, P. de
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Vandamme, E.
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Senthilkumar, K.
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Lupembe, A.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Combining phosphorus placement and water saving technologies enhances rice production in phosphorus-deficient lowlands]
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Combining phosphorus placement and water saving technologies enhances rice production in phosphorus-deficient lowlands
Increasing recognition of S deficiency in soils has raised the need for understanding processes governing S cycling and availability in soils. However, the quantification of the two main processes of S cycling, i.e. mineralization and immobilization, remains difficult as these processes occur sim...
Nziguheba, Generose
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Sulphur immobilization and availability in soils assessed using isotope dillution]
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Sulphur immobilization and availability in soils assessed using isotope dillution
Field data have suggested that under P-deficient conditions, legumes supplied with phosphate rock (PR) increase P acquisition by a subsequent maize crop compared to direct application of PR to maize. This study assessed the mechanism of this positive rotational effect in terms of soil P availabil...
Pypers, Pieter
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Huybrighs, M.
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Diels, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Does the enhanced P acquisition by maize following legumes in a rotation result from improved soil P availability?]
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Does the enhanced P acquisition by maize following legumes in a rotation result from improved soil P availability?
Legume-cereal rotations are an essentialcomponent of integrated soil fertility management inlow-input cropping systems, but strategies are needed toincrease phosphorus (P) fertilizer use efficiency in suchsystems. These may include preferential targeting of Pto one of the crops in the rotation cy...
Vandamme, E.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Baijukya, Frederick P.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Residual phosphorus effects and nitrogen x phosphorus interactions in soybeanmaize rotations on a Pdeficient Ferralsol]
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Residual phosphorus effects and nitrogen x phosphorus interactions in soybeanmaize rotations on a Pdeficient Ferralsol
Sulfur (S) deficiency in soils is increasingly recognized in agricultural systems. The quantification of S mineralization/immobilization processes after incorporation of organic materials into soils is a key factor to predict the availability of S to growing plants. However, immobilization and mi...
Nziguheba, G.
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Smolders, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[The mineralization of sulfur from organic residues measured by inverse isotope dilution]
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The mineralization of sulfur from organic residues measured by inverse isotope dilution
Background and aims Incorporating soybean (Glycine max) genotypes with a high nitrogen fixation potential into cropping systems can sustainably improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Western Kenya. Nitrogen fixation is, however, often constrained by low phosphorus (P) availability. The...
Vandamme, E.
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Renkens, M.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Smolders, E.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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[Root hairs explain P uptake efficiency of soybean genotypes grown in a Pdeficient Ferralsol]
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Root hairs explain P uptake efficiency of soybean genotypes grown in a Pdeficient Ferralsol