A large proportion of total P in the soils of the area is unavailable to plants and consequently P is the second most limiting nutrient. The labile and moderately labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics of surface and subsurface horizons of eleven soil profiles in the derived s...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Osonubi, O.
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Merckx, R.
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[Assessment of labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics in relation to soil properties of West African savanna soils]
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Assessment of labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics in relation to soil properties of West African savanna soils
The role of residue characteristics in enhancing the availability of P was investigated in a greenhouse study using two soils from the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) and four from the derived savanna (DS) zones of the West African moist savanna. Eight organic residues of varying C-to-P ratio were ...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Osonubi, O.
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[Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils]
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Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils
Common bean is an important crop with potential to curb malnutrition in poor Sub-Saharan African populations. Yields of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are, however poor, limited by low soil phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and poor biological N2-fixation. On-farm experiments were carried out to ...
Chekanai, V.
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Chikowo, Regis
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe]
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Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe
Potential N (SN) and P (SP) supplies, N and P utilization efficiencies and fertilizer recovery rates for the northern Guinea Savanna (NGS) agro-ecological zone of Nigeria were derived from data collected on farmers fields, and used as input in the QUantitative Evaluation of the Fertility of Trop...
Background and aims Incorporating soybean (Glycine max) genotypes with a high nitrogen fixation potential into cropping systems can sustainably improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Western Kenya. Nitrogen fixation is, however, often constrained by low phosphorus (P) availability. The...
Vandamme, E.
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Renkens, M.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Smolders, E.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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[Root hairs explain P uptake efficiency of soybean genotypes grown in a Pdeficient Ferralsol]
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Root hairs explain P uptake efficiency of soybean genotypes grown in a Pdeficient Ferralsol
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