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In Uganda, highland banana yields (5-30 t ha-1yr-1) are low in comparison to potential yields (70 t ha-1yr-1) due to high pest and disease pressure, soil fertility decline, and poor management. Although it is generally accepted that soil exhaustion is a major cause of low and declining yields, th...


Asten, Piet J.A. vanGold, C.S.Wendt, J.Waele, D. deOkech, S.H.Ssali, H.Tushemereirwe, W.K.[Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors]Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors

Intensification of agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considered a pre-condition for alleviation of rural poverty. Conservation Agriculture (CA) has been promoted to achieve this goal, based on three principles: minimum tillage, soil surface cover, and diversified crop rotations....


Vanlauwe, BernardWendt, J.Giller, Ken E.Corbeels, MarcGerard, Bruno G.Nolte, C.[A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in subSaharan Africa: the appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity]A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in subSaharan Africa: the appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity

Most of the population in sub-Saharan Africa depends on agriculture for livelihood, which is mainly practiced by resource-constrained smallholder farmers. Due to persistent low crop yields, food and nutrition insecurity, farmers have been opening new lands through deforestation or encroachment in...


Masso, C.Nziguheba, GeneroseMutegi, J.Galy-Lacaux, C.Wendt, J.Butterbach-Bahl, KlausWairegi, L.W.I.Datta, A.[Soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa]Soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa

In Uganda, highland banana yields (5-30 t ha-1yr-1) are low in comparison to potential yields (70 t ha-1yr-1) due to high pest and disease pressure, soil fertility decline, and poor management. Although it is generally accepted that soil exhaustion is a major cause of low and declining yields, th...


Asten, Piet J.A. vanGold, C.Wendt, J.Waele, D. deOkech, S.Ssali, H.Tushemereirwe, W.K.[Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors]Contribution of soil quality to banana yield problems and its relation with other banana yield loss factors

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