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Banana-bean intercropping systems are used by many small-scale farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to maximize land use and intensify crop production. A study was conducted at the INERA Mulungu research station to determine the effect of banana leaf pruning on banana (Musa spp.) and b...


Ntamwira, J.Pypers, PieterAsten, Piet J.A. vanVanlauwe, BernardRuhigwa, B.A.Lepoint, P.Blomme, Guy[Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Food security entails having sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet dietary needs. The need to optimise nitrogen (N) use for nutrition security while minimising environmental risks in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is overdue. Challenges related to managing N use in SSA can be associated with bo...


Masso, C.Baijukya, Frederick P.Ebanyat, PeterBouaziz, S.Wendt, J.Bekunda, Mateete A.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa – a review]Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

A litterbag experiment with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea residues collected during four different pruning activities was carried out in no-tree-control and alley cropping plots. Decomposition was followed for 112 days after the respective pruning dates. Other factors studied were “amoun...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Decomposition of four Leucaena and Senna prunings in alley cropping systems under subhumid tropical conditions: the process and its modifiers]Decomposition of four Leucaena and Senna prunings in alley cropping systems under subhumid tropical conditions: the process and its modifiers

Quantification of the movement of residue N through various biologically meaningful soil organic matter (SOM) fractions is essential in low-input tropical cropping systems for the development of management practices aimed at optimizing N-use efficiency. The flow of N derived from 15N-labeled leuc...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Soil organic matter dynamics after addition of nitrogen15 labeled leucaena and dactyladenia residues]Soil organic matter dynamics after addition of nitrogen15 labeled leucaena and dactyladenia residues

Quantification of the fate of residue N is essential in low-input tropical cropping systems for the development of management practices that optimize N-use efficiency. The recovery of N from 15N-labeled leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit) and dactyladenia (Dactyladenia barteri (Hook f ...


Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Recovery of leucaena and dactyladenia residue nitrogen15 in alley cropping systems]Recovery of leucaena and dactyladenia residue nitrogen15 in alley cropping systems

The moist savanna of West-Africa is characterized by a wide range of climates and soil types. The impact of the biophysical environment on hedgerow N uptake, wood production and maize grain yield was assessed for three years in three alley cropping trials with a selected number of hedgerow specie...


Tossah, B.K.Zamba, D.K.Vanlauwe, BernardSanginga, N.Lyasse, O.Diels, J.Merckx, R.[Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa II. Impact on soil productivity in a northtosouth transect in Togo]Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa II. Impact on soil productivity in a northtosouth transect in Togo

The amounts of earthworm surface casts were monitored for 200 days after commencement of casting in three alley cropping experiments of different ages and hedgerow species. Casts were collected twice per week in transects from under the hedgerow to the middle of the interrow space. Average annual...


Hauser, S.Asawalam, D.O.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Spatial and temporal gradients of earthworm casting activity in alley cropping systems]Spatial and temporal gradients of earthworm casting activity in alley cropping systems

In tropical cropping systems with few external imputs, efficient management of mineral N derived from added organic residues is essential for the proper functioning of the system. We studied the dynamics of mineral Nitroden (N) in the top 100 cm of soil with a system tensiometers and suction cups...


Vanlauwe, BernardDiels, J.Duchateau, L.Sanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Mineral N dynamics in bare and cropped Leucaena leucocephala and Dactyladenia barteri alley cropping systems after the addition of 15Nlabelled leaf residues]Mineral N dynamics in bare and cropped Leucaena leucocephala and Dactyladenia barteri alley cropping systems after the addition of 15Nlabelled leaf residues

A laboratory incubation experiment with 15N labeled root and leaf residues of 3 agroforestry species (Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia harto'i and Flemingia macrophylla) was conducted under controlled conditions (25 °C) for 56 days to quantify residue C and N mineralization and its relationshi...


Vanlauwe, BernardNwoke, O.C.Sanginga, N.Merckx, R.[Impact of residue quality on the C and N mineralization of leaf and root residues of three agroforestry species]Impact of residue quality on the C and N mineralization of leaf and root residues of three agroforestry species

The severity and increase of the Imperata cylindrica constraint as a weed, the decline of the traditional fallow systems as a means of soil fertility management and the lack of inorganic fertilizer appear to have created opportunities for adoption of mucuna (Mucuna pruriens) technology by smallho...


Sanginga, N.Ibewiro, B.Houngnandan, P.Vanlauwe, BernardOkogun, J.A.Akobundu, I.O.Versteeg, M.[Evaluation of symbiotic properties and nitrogen contribution of mucuna to maize grown in the derived savanna of West Africa]Evaluation of symbiotic properties and nitrogen contribution of mucuna to maize grown in the derived savanna of West Africa

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