In much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the lack of organic soil amendments constitutes one of the principal causes for declining soil fertility in intensifying farming systems. The challenge, therefore, remains to increase the availability of organic inputs and to develop recommendations for their ...
Schulz, S.
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Tian, G.
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Oyewole, B.
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Bako, S.
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[Rice mill waste as organic manure on a degraded Alfisol]
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Rice mill waste as organic manure on a degraded Alfisol
Earthworm populations (predominantly Hyperiodrilus africanus and Eudrilus eugeniae) were sampled monthly for 1 yr during 1994 and 1995 in natural regrowth vegetation fallow (dominated by the natural fallow shrub Chromolaena odorata L.), planted fallow (the woody species Senna siamea Lam., Leucaen...
Tian, G.
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Olimah, J.
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Adeoye, G.
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Kang, B.
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[Regeneration of earthworm populations in a degraded soil by natural and planted fallows under humid tropical conditions]
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Regeneration of earthworm populations in a degraded soil by natural and planted fallows under humid tropical conditions
An experiment was conducted in 1990 and 1991 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria to study the role of earthworms in the decomposition of plant residue mulches with different qualities. Five mulches of Dactyladenia barteri, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leu...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics]
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Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics