Cassava is Africa's second most important food source in terms of calories consumed per capita. However, farmers use little or no fertilizer on cassava and scant information is available regarding the cassava yield response to mineral and organic fertilizer inputs in Zambia. This study was undert...
Biratu, G.K.
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Elias, E.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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Sileshi, Gudeta W.
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[Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia]
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Cassava response to the integrated use of manure and NPK fertilizer in Zambia
Reliable information on the persistence of rhizobium in soil in the absence of host between growing periods is important in deciding whether inoculation on the same plot in subsequent seasons is necessary. This study determined the survival of introduced rhizobium strains and predominant factors ...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Masso, C.
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Owusu-Ansah, E.D.J.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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[Is there a need for Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and B. japonicum reinoculation in subsequent cropping seasons under smallholder farmers' conditions?]
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Is there a need for Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and B. japonicum reinoculation in subsequent cropping seasons under smallholder farmers' conditions?
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] plays an important role in the livelihoods of the people of sub-Saharan Africa, but phosphorus (P) deficiency in soils is a serious problem that contributes to low productivity. This study was conducted to verify the efficiency of indigenous rock phosphate (R...
Suzuki, K.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application]
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Responses of cowpea genotypes to indigenous rock phosphate application
Improving agricultural productivity to keep pace with the fast-growing food demand is a huge challenge for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Fertilizer is a powerful productivity-enhancing input; nevertheless, farmers of SSA use only 5–9 kg ha−1 of fertilizer, which is ten times lesser than Latin America...
Bado, V.B.
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Djaman, K.
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Mel, V.C.
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[Developing fertilizer recommendations for rice in Sub-Saharan Africa, achievements and opportunities]
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Developing fertilizer recommendations for rice in Sub-Saharan Africa, achievements and opportunities
Black leaf streak (BLS), an airborne fungal Black leaf streak, caused byMycosphaerella fijiensisMorelet, is a major constraint to plantain production. Owing to limitations associated with the use of chemicals in Africa, development of resistant cultivars seems to be an appropriate approach to con...
Mobambo, K.N.
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Gauhl, F.
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Swennen, R.
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Pasberg-Gauhl, C.
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[Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids]
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Assessment of the cropping cycle effects on black leaf streak severity and yield decline of plantain and plantain hybrids
Recent estimates show that one third of the world’s land and water resources are highly or moderately degraded. Global economic losses from land degradation (LD) are as high as USD $10.6 trillion annually. These trends catalyzed a call for avoiding future LD, reducing ongoing LD, and reversing pa...
Nijbroek, Ravic P.
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Piikki, Kristin
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Söderström, Mats
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Kempen, Bas
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Turner, Katrine Grace
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Hengari, Simeon
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Mutua, John
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[Soil Organic Carbon Baselines for Land Degradation Neutrality: Map Accuracy and Cost Tradeoffs with Respect to Complexity in Otjozondjupa, Namibia]
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Soil Organic Carbon Baselines for Land Degradation Neutrality: Map Accuracy and Cost Tradeoffs with Respect to Complexity in Otjozondjupa, Namibia
There are abundant local legume trees and shrubs potentially suitable for alley cropping systems in the sub-Saharan Africa, which are yet to be studied. The nitrogen contribution of two years old Albizia lebbeck and S. corymbosato yield of maize grown in alley cropping was compared to that of Sen...
Okogun, J.
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Sanginga, P.
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Mulongoy, N.
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[Nitrogen contribution of five leguminous trees and shrubs to alley cropped maize]
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Nitrogen contribution of five leguminous trees and shrubs to alley cropped maize
A field trial was conducted on two P sorptive, basaltic soils commonly used for maize production in Northwestern Cameroon. The objective was to determine the maintenance P rates required for adequate P supply in the soils for maize after initial capital dressing applications of P (0, 22, 44, 88 a...
Osiname, O.
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Meppe, F.
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Everett, L.
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[Response of maize (Zea mays) to phosphorus application on basaltic soils in Northwestern Cameroon]
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Response of maize (Zea mays) to phosphorus application on basaltic soils in Northwestern Cameroon
This paper presents and illustrates a methodology for rational selection of benchmark research areas (or benchmark watersheds) for technology development research activities in the inland valley (IV) agroecosystems of West and Central Africa. This was done through a two-tier characterization appr...
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
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Nolte, C.
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Lyon, J.
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[Remote sensing and GIS modeling for selection of a benchmark research area in the inland valley agroecosytems of West and Central Africa]
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Remote sensing and GIS modeling for selection of a benchmark research area in the inland valley agroecosytems of West and Central Africa
This study aims to explain effects of soil textural class, topography, land use, and land use history on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Lake Victoria region. We measured GHG fluxes from intact soil cores collected in Rakai, Uganda, an area characterized by low‐input smallholder (<2 ha) f...
Wanyama, Ibrahim
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Pelster, David E.
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Wanyama, George N.
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Atzberger, Clement
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands]
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Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands