Organic resources constitute a major source of nutrient inputs to both soils and livestock in smallholder tropical production systems. Determination of resource quality attributes using current laboratory methods is both timely and costly. This study tested visible and near-infrared (wavelengths ...
Shepherd, Keith D.
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Palm, C.A.
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Gachengo, CN
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy]
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Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
Vandeplas, I
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Driessens, L
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Merckx, R.
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Deckers, J.
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[Reducing labour and input costs in soybean production by smallholder farmers in south-western Kenya]
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Reducing labour and input costs in soybean production by smallholder farmers in south-western Kenya
The following nine main cropping systems were evaluated: maize/maize in rotation without N-fertilizer (control); maize/cowpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; maize/pigeonpea intercropping without N-fertilizer; maize/cowpea/pigeonpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; ma...
Aihou, K.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Merkx, R
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Cleemput, O. van
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[Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin]
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Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin
To address soil fertility decline, additions of organic resources and mineral fertilizers are often integrated in sub-Saharan African agroecosystems. Possible benefits to long-term C and N stabilization from this input management practice are, however, largely unknown. Our objectives were (1) to ...
Gentile, R
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Kavoo, A
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Chivenge, P.P.
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Six, Johan
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[Residue quality and N fertilizer do not influence aggregate stabilization of C and N in two tropical soils with contrasting texture]
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Residue quality and N fertilizer do not influence aggregate stabilization of C and N in two tropical soils with contrasting texture
Soil fertility problems resulting in low maize yields in smallholder farms are common in the West
African moist savanna. The effectiveness of commercial foliar fertilizers in improving maize
growth and yield was evaluated in three savanna agro-ecological zones of Nigeria in two steps.
In step one...
Jemo, M.
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Nwoke, C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria]
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Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria
Research on agricultural technology adoption generally occurs ex post,
after the introduction of a technology. In this paper, the authors use a choice
experiment to reveal farmers’ preferences for new agricultural technologies ex ante,
before new technologies are developed and introduced. The aut...
Lambrecht, I.
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Vranken, L.
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Merckx, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Maertens, M.
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[Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi]
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Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi
Intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to address rural poverty
and natural resource degradation. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a means to enhance crop productivity
while maximizing the agronomic efficiency (AE) of applied inputs, and can th...
During the Phase II of the SOIL project in the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape, a wide range of activities were implemented during the 2011- 2013 in order to develop and expand sustainable agriculture activities within the landscape. This report highlights the land and soil health assessment that ...
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Vågen, Tor-Gunnar
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Mulumuma, Janvier
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Bashagaluke, Janvier
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Land and Soil Health Assessment in the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba (MLW) Landscape, Djolu, Yamboyo, DRC as part of the CARPE Phase II-Sustainable Opportunities for Improving Livelihoods Project]
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Land and Soil Health Assessment in the Maringa-Lopori-Wamba (MLW) Landscape, Djolu, Yamboyo, DRC as part of the CARPE Phase II-Sustainable Opportunities for Improving Livelihoods Project
Soils are increasingly recognized as major contributors to ecosystem services such as food production and climate regulation (1, 2), and demand for up-to-date and relevant soil information is soaring. But communicating such information among diverse audiences remains challenging because of incons...
Sánchez, P.A.
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Ahamed, S
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Carre, F
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Hartemink, A.E.
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Hempel, J
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Huising, Jeroen
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Lagacherle, P
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McBratney, AB
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McKenzie, N
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Mendonca-Santos, ML
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Minasny, B
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Montanarella, L
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Palm, C.A.
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Sachs, JD
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Vagen, T.G.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Walsh, M
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Zhang, GL
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[Digital soil map of the world]
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Digital soil map of the world
Striga hermonthica a major biotic constraint to cereal production can be controlled by trap crops. Soybean cultivars vary in ability to stimulate suicidal germination of the weed. An experiment was conducted to select soybean (Glycine max) varieties with the ability to stimulate germination of S....
Odhiambo, JA
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Tabu, IM
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Kanampiu, F.
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Khan, Z.
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[Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize]
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Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize