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
Application of biochar has been shown to increase soil fertility and enable soil carbon sequestration, indicating potential for agricultural and environmental benefits from using locally produced biochar on African smallholder farms. However, previous studies have been rather short-term and littl...
Kätterer, T.
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Roobroeck, D.
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Andrén, O.
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Kimutai, G.
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Karltun, E.
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Kirchmann, H.
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Nyberg, G.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nowina, K.R. de
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[Biochar addition persistently increased soil fertility and yields in maizesoybean rotations over 10 years in sub-humid regions of Kenya]
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Biochar addition persistently increased soil fertility and yields in maizesoybean rotations over 10 years in sub-humid regions of Kenya
Providing food and water security for a population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050 while conserving natural resources requires achieving high yields on every hectare of currently used arable land suitable for intensification. This is especially relevant for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where, u...
Claessens, Lieven
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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Wart, Justin van
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Grassini, Patricio
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Boogaard, H.
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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Wolf, Joost
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Yang, Haishun
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[Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification]
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Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification
Providing food and water security for a population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050 while conserving natural resources requires achieving high(er) and stable yields on every hectare of currently used arable land suitable for intensification.
Claessens, Lieven
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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Wart, Justin van
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Grassini, Patricio
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Yang, Haishun
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Wolf, Joost
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Boogaard, H.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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[Soil suitability for sustainable intensification in smallholder systems in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Soil suitability for sustainable intensification in smallholder systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper describes an incubation experiment with homogeneously 14C labeled maize-straw and its insoluble fraction. The role of the soluble fraction in the decomposition process was assessed, using three independently measured characteristics: (1) fractionation of the maize-straw, resulting in k...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Dendooven, L.
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Merckx, R.
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[Residue fractionation and decomposition: the significance of the active fraction]
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Residue fractionation and decomposition: the significance of the active fraction
The pH dependent cation exchange capacity (CEC) and pH buffering capacity (pH BC) are two crucial properties in soil fertility management of variable charge soils. However, they are rarely measured, since most of the existing methods are cumbersome and time-consuming. We propose a new method, bas...
Oorts, K.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Pleysier, J.L.
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Merckx, R.
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[A new method for the simultaneous measurement of Ph-dependent cation exchange capacity and ph buffering capacity]
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A new method for the simultaneous measurement of Ph-dependent cation exchange capacity and ph buffering capacity
The availability of P from rock phosphate (RP) is often too low to demonstrate an immediate impact on cereal production. Legumes may improve the immediate availability of P from RP and eventually benefit subsequent maize crops. The ability of Mucuna pruriens (L.) var utilis (Wright) Burck and Lab...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nwoke, O.C.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, P.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Deckers, J.
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Merckx, R.
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[Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by Mucuna pruriens, Lablab purpureus, and maize]
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Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by Mucuna pruriens, Lablab purpureus, and maize
The impact of land use (unfertilized continuous maize cropping, unfertilized and fertilized alley cropping with maize, Gliricidia sepium tree fallow, natural fallow) on the soil organic matter (SOM) status and general soil fertility characteristics were investigated for a series of soils represen...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, S.
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Aman, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Lyasse, O.
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Hauser, S.
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Sanginga, P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by maize as affected by particulate organic matter quality, soil characteristics, and landuse history for soils from the West African moist savanna zone]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by maize as affected by particulate organic matter quality, soil characteristics, and landuse history for soils from the West African moist savanna zone
Populations of plant parasitic nematodes and their effects on symbiotic nitrogen (N) fixation in herbaceous legumes and on some selected characteristics of other plant species associated with such cover crops were studied. Two legume species [mucuna, Mucuna pruriens (L) DC. var. utilis (Wright) B...
Sanginga, P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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Ibewiro, B.
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[Influence of phytoparasitic nematodes on symbiotic N2 fixation in tropical herbaceous legume cover crops]
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Influence of phytoparasitic nematodes on symbiotic N2 fixation in tropical herbaceous legume cover crops
The fate of 15N-labeled plant residues from different cover-cropping systems and labeled inorganic N fertilizer in the organic, soil mineral, microbial biomass and soil organic matter (SOM) particle-size fractions was investigated in a sandy Lixisol. Plant residues were from mucuna (legume), labl...
Ibewiro, B.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa]
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Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa