Research to identify appropriate means of sustaining tropical soil productivity has intensified during the last 2 decades and promising technologies such as minimum tillage, herbaceous and tree based systems, and improved fallows have been identified. This paper discusses the contribution of soil...
Sanginga, N.
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Mulongoy, K.
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Swift, M.
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[Contribution of soil organisms to the sustainability and productivity cropping systems in the tropics]
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Contribution of soil organisms to the sustainability and productivity cropping systems in the tropics
Intensification of agriculture in the tropics has resulted from a shortage of farmland and insufficient food production to satisfy the needs of an expanding population. Many tropical farmers are challenged by the prospect of intensifying their production while sustaining or improving the fertilit...
Beare, M.H.
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Reddy, M.V.
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Tian, G.
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Srivastava, S.C.
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[Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of decomposer biota]
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Agricultural intensification, soil biodiversity and agroecosystem function in the tropics: the role of decomposer biota
The restorative ability of herbaceous (Psophocarpus palustris, Pueraria phaseoloides) and woody (Leucaena leucocephala, Senna siamea, Acacia leptocarpa, Acacia auriculiformis) legume species and of natural regrowth was studied on an eroded and compacted Oxic Paleustalf in southwestern Nigeria. Co...
Kang, B.T.
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Salako, F.K.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Pleysier, J.L.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Amelioration of a degraded Oxic Paleustalf by leguminous and natural fallows]
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Amelioration of a degraded Oxic Paleustalf by leguminous and natural fallows
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a tuber crop grown for food security, income generation, and traditional medicine. This crop has a high cultural value for some of the groups growing it. Most of the production comes from West Africa where the increased demand has been covered by enlarging cultivated surfa...
Frossard, Emmanuel
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Aké, S.
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Barjolle, D.
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Baumann, P.
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Bernet, T.
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Daouda, D.
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Diby, L.
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Floquet, A.
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Hgaza, V.K.
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Ilboudo, L.J.
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Kiba, Delwendé I.
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Mongbo, R.L.
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Nacro, H.B.
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Nicolay, G.L.
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Oka, E.
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Ouattara, F.Y.
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Pouya, N.
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Six, Johan
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Traoré, I.O.
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[The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa]
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The challenge of improving soil fertility in yam cropping systems of West Africa
Increasing land pressure during the past three to four decades has transformed farming systems in the
mid-altitude zone of East Africa. Traditional millet-, cotton-, sugarcane- and/or banana-based farming
systems with an important fallow and/or grazing component have evolved into continuously cul...
Fermont, A.V.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Increasing land pressure in East Africa: the changing role of cassava and consequences for sustainability of farming systems]
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Increasing land pressure in East Africa: the changing role of cassava and consequences for sustainability of farming systems
Se describen los resultados obtenidos durante 1981 por la seccion de Fertilidad del Suelo y Nutricion de Plantas del Programa de Pastos Tropicales del CIAT, cuyo objetivo es el uso mas eficiente de los escasos insumos fertilizantes mediante el establecimiento de especies y ecotipos de pastos que ...
Understanding catchment sediment or solute transport frequently relies on understanding of soil nutrient conditions and physical properties. This study investigates hydropedological patterns in a tropical catchment by understanding soil nutrient and soil surface changes. Soil nutrient concentrati...
Guzmán, Christian D.
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Hoyos-Villada, Fanny
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Silva, Mayesse da
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Zimale, Fasikaw A.
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Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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Botero, César
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Morales Vargas, Amalia
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Rivera, Baudelino
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Moreno, Pedro
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Variability of soil surface characteristics in a mountainous watershed in Valle del Cauca, Colombia: Implications for runoff, erosion, and conservation]
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Variability of soil surface characteristics in a mountainous watershed in Valle del Cauca, Colombia: Implications for runoff, erosion, and conservation
Advances in research of the soil and plant nutrition section of CIAT's Cassava Program in 1981 are given regarding symptoms of Ca and S deficiency, germplasm screening for adaptation to high acidity and/or low P; effect of fertilization (long-term fertility); level and time of K application; effe...
Ecological consideration indicate that traditional agroecosystems involving mixed cropping and genetic diversity among crop species are relatively more stable than modern agroecosystems. Modern food production technologies involving more uniform crops over wide areas, use of more costly inputs an...
Okigbo, B.
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[Multidisciplinary approach to pest management and the African farmer]
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Multidisciplinary approach to pest management and the African farmer
Diagnosis of soil fertility problems: Current vision The importance of a ‘correct diagnosis’ of soil fertility and other problems faced by the rice crop as the basis of a ‘correct treatment’ is reviewed and highlighted. The diagnosis of nutritional disorders of rice crops indicates that there are...
Se revisa y enfatiza la importancia de un ‘diagnóstico acertado’ como fundamento de un ‘tratamiento correcto’, tanto en la fertilidad del suelo como en otros problemas del cultivo de arroz. El diagnóstico de los desórdenes nutricionales del cultivo de arroz presenta aspectos relevantes y debilida...
Flor Montoya, Carlos A.
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[Diagnóstico de problemas de fertilidad de suelos: visión actual]
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Diagnóstico de problemas de fertilidad de suelos: visión actual