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
Nziguheba, Generose
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Zingore, Shamie
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Kihara, Job
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Merckx, Roel
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Njoroge, Samuel
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Vandamme, Elke
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification]
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Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification
The 13C natural labeling technique in combination with modeling could potentially be used to analyze SOM changes in long-term experiments involving complex cropping systems such as agroforestry systems. It requires information on quantity and 13C abundance of all plant materials entering the soil...
Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Coolen, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies]
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Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies
Although the fertility status of soils in the West African moist savanna is generally believed to be low, crop yields on farmers' fields vary widely from virtually nil to values near the potential production. The soil fertility status was evaluated for a number of farmers' fields selected at rand...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Lyasse, O.
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Aihou, K.
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Iwuafor, E.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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Deckers, J.
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[Fertility status of soils of the derived savanna and northern guinea savanna benchmarks and response to major plant nutrients, as influenced by soil type and land use management]
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Fertility status of soils of the derived savanna and northern guinea savanna benchmarks and response to major plant nutrients, as influenced by soil type and land use management
Improved cropping systems with in-situ production of organic matter require the input of additional inorganic N to maintain crop production in a sustainable way. For proper management of this fertilizer-N, it is necessary to quantify how the applied fertilizer N is used by the various components ...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system]
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Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system
Result of long time alley cropping trials show that the inclusion of N2- fixing hedgerow species maintain higher levels of soil fertility than control treatment (no hedgerow) on high base status soils in the humid zone. Hedgerows contribute to nutrient cycling and higher faunal activity. With goo...
Kang, B.
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Hauser, S.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Alley farming research on high base status soils]
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Alley farming research on high base status soils
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
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, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Decomposition of four Leucaena and Senna prunings in alley cropping systems under subhumid tropical conditions: the process and its modifiers]
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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, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Soil organic matter dynamics after addition of nitrogen15 labeled leucaena and dactyladenia residues]
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Soil organic matter dynamics after addition of nitrogen15 labeled leucaena and dactyladenia residues