Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and maize (Zea mays) production in the Central Highlands of Burundi. Nutrient sources, specifically fertilizers, are paramount to increasing the production in the regions. Hence, improving fertilizer use efficiency is co...
Niyuhire, M.C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Roobroeck, D.
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Merckx, R.
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[Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi]
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi
Traditional farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa depend primarily on mining soil nutrients. The African green revolution aims to intensify agriculture through the dissemination of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM). This paper develops a robust and operational definition of ISFM based o...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Zingore, Shamie
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[Integrated soil fertility management: an operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination]
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Integrated soil fertility management: an operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination
Although the West-African moist savanna zone has a high potential for crop production, yields on farmers' fields are, on average, far below this potential, mainly due to the low use of external sources of nutrients. Since the mid-1990s, it has become clear that in order to upgrade crop production...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Houngnandan, P.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic]
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Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic
Greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer usage in sub-Saharan Africa are currently low due to low application rates of nitrogen fertilizers. As African countries begin to implement their Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement, there is an opportunity to improve crop productivi...
Richards, Meryl
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne]
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[Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa