Many food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa are constrained by phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that within legume-cereal rotation systems: targeting P to the legume phase leads to higher system productivity, and that use of grain legumes leads to better economic returns than use of herbace...
Kihara, Job
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Kimetu, J.M.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya]
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Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya
Nutrient depletion is a major constraint to crop production for moist savanna soils, and inputs of nutrients are required to overcome this constraint. The impact of sole and combined applications of organic inputs (OIs) [fresh tree prunings, Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. residues, and manu...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Aman, S
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Iwuafor, E.N.O.
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Tossah, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Lyasse, O.
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Merckx, R.
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Deckers, J.
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[Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna]
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Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna
Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2002) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status
Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Zozo, Rachel
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Chianu, Jonas N.
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Chiuri, Wanjiku L.
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[An analysis of the determinants of household level production and marketing of beans in Eastern Congo]
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An analysis of the determinants of household level production and marketing of beans in Eastern Congo
In 2007 two long-term trials were established in Kenya to contribute research-based evidence to the global debate on the productivity, economic viability and sustainability of different agricultural production systems. These trials compare conventional (Conv) and organic (Org) farming systems at ...
Adamtey, Noah
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Musyoka, M.W.
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Zundel, C.
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Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Karanja, E.
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Muriuki, A.
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Berset, E.
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Messmer, M.M.
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Gattinger, A.
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Bhullar, G.S.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Fliessbach, A.
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Mäder, Paul
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Niggli, U.
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Foster, D.
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[Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya]
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Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya