Rationale
The Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security global program, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ and partners in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India and Kenya, addresses the issue of soil degrada...
Sommer, Rolf
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Gholkar, Madhav
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Kumbhar, Nitin
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[Yield and soil nitrous oxide emissions of Vigna radiata under contrasting fertilizer management practices in Maharashtra, India]
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Yield and soil nitrous oxide emissions of Vigna radiata under contrasting fertilizer management practices in Maharashtra, India
Water stress is a major crop production constraint for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). The response of bush and climbing bean to excessive and minimal soil moisture at various plant growth stages was investigated under greenhouse for two growing periods; September-February 2016 and March-July...
Ntukamazina, Nepomuscene
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Onwonga, Richard N.
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Sommer, Rolf
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Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha
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Mburu, John
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Rubyogo, Jean-Claude
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[Effect of excessive and minimal soil moisture stress on agronomic performance of bush and climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)]
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Effect of excessive and minimal soil moisture stress on agronomic performance of bush and climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Sommer, Rolf
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Kihara, Job
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Ketter, Christina
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Smith, Georgina
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[Tropical soils can help us make agriculture carbon neutral and meet climate targets]
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Tropical soils can help us make agriculture carbon neutral and meet climate targets
Paul, Birthe K.
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Birnholz, Celine A.
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Timler, Carl J.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Koge, J.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Sommer, Rolf
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[Assessing and improving organic matter, nutrient dynamics and profitability of smallholder farms in Ethiopia and Kenya: proof of concept of using the whole farm model FarmDESIGN for prioritization of GIZ development interventions]
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Assessing and improving organic matter, nutrient dynamics and profitability of smallholder farms in Ethiopia and Kenya: proof of concept of using the whole farm model FarmDESIGN for prioritization of GIZ development interventions
Margenot, Andrew J.
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Sommer, Rolf
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Parikh, Sanjai J.
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[Soil Phosphatase Activities across a Liming Gradient under Long-Term Managements in Kenya]
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Soil Phosphatase Activities across a Liming Gradient under Long-Term Managements in Kenya
CIAT Soil Carbon Sequestration Research by Rolf Sommer, CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems.
Presentation made at Soil Carbon Sequestration: Supporting NDCs and donor action. A CGIAR-wide workshop held 12 Nov 2017 at ZEF Center for Development Research, University of Bonn. Works...
General: Lab determined topsoil bulk density, contents of sand, clay and organic carbon in Murugusi, W. Kenya, together with spatial coordinates of where the soil samples were taken (rounded to the closest center point of a 250 m × 250 m raster). All lab analyses were carried out at the ILRI/CIAT...
Piikki, Kristin
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Söderström, Mats
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Sommer, Rolf
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Silva, Mayesse da
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[Physical topsoil properties in Murugusi, Western Kenya]
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Physical topsoil properties in Murugusi, Western Kenya
The provision of food requirements for current and future generations can be guaranteed through agricultural intensification options that safeguard the production resource base. Over the years, the debate on sustainable agricultural intensification has not been matched with due regard to how the ...
Kihara, Job
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Bolo, Peter Omondi
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Ayaga, George
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Mukulama, John
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Margenot, Andrew J.
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Sommer, Rolf
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[Agronomic management controls microbial populations in soils of western Kenya]
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Agronomic management controls microbial populations in soils of western Kenya
Phosphate rock (PR) is an alternative fertilizer to increase the P content of P-deficient weathered soils. We evaluated the effects of fertilizer form on indicators of biological cycling of P using an on-farm trial on a Rhodic Kandiudox in western Kenya. Treatment plots were sampled after 13 crop...
Margenot, Andrew J.
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Sommer, Rolf
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Mukalama, John
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Parikh, Sanjai J.
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[Biological P cycling is influenced by the form of P fertilizer in an Oxisol]
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Biological P cycling is influenced by the form of P fertilizer in an Oxisol