Cassava is traditionally grown on tilled soils. Interest in reduced-tillage systems is increasing in the humid tropics due to erosion problems. A field study was conducted on a sandy clay loam Ultisol to compare cassava performance in three tillage systems effects on soil water and organic carbon...
Ohiri, A.C.
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Ezumah, H.C.
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[Tillage effects on cassava (Manihot esculenta) production and some soil properties]
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Tillage effects on cassava (Manihot esculenta) production and some soil properties
Alley farming involves the cultivation of food crops among hedgerows of multipurpose trees. Use of woody legumes provides N-rich mulch and green manure to maintain soil fertility and enhance crop production, and protein-rich fodder for livestock. The success of alley farming depends on a number o...
This study was conducted on Eutric Nitisols of Holeta Agricultural Research Center (HARC) in the humid highlands of Ethiopia. The main objective was to assess the effect of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield over three years (2009–2011)...
Adimassu, Zenebe
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Alemu, G.
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Tamene, L.
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[Effects of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and crop yield in the humid highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effects of tillage and crop residue management on runoff, soil loss and crop yield in the humid highlands of Ethiopia
The design and diffusion of context-specific technologies is centrally important in the multi-dimensional, complex farming systems in arid and semi-arid regions. This paper uses a mixed-method framework to characterize the complexity and heterogeneity of smallholder farming systems and identifies...
Kumar, S.
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Craufurd, P.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Ramilan, T.
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Rathore, A.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Farm typology analysis and technology assessment: an application in an arid region of South Asia]
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Farm typology analysis and technology assessment: an application in an arid region of South Asia
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are associated with plant roots and augment plant productivity and immunity by reducing fertilizer application rates and nutrient runoff. Studies were conducted to evaluate bell pepper transplants amended with formulation of consortium of two indigenous...
Kaushal, M.
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Mandyal, P.
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Kaushal, R.
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[Field based assessment of Capsicum annuum performance with inoculation of rhizobacterial consortia]
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Field based assessment of Capsicum annuum performance with inoculation of rhizobacterial consortia
The pressure on availability of water in Tigray regional state is likely to increase as the requirement for food production in couple with rapidly growing of the population is at increasing rate. Hence, improving water productivity using regulated deficit irrigation is important to reduce the wat...
Kifle, Mulubrehan
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Gebretsadikan, T.G.
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[Yield and water use efficiency of furrow irrigated potato under regulated deficit irrigation, Atsibi-Wemberta, North Ethiopia]
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Yield and water use efficiency of furrow irrigated potato under regulated deficit irrigation, Atsibi-Wemberta, North Ethiopia
Climate change will have serious repercussions for agriculture, ecosystems, and farmer livelihoods in Central America. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on agriculture and ecosystem services for their livelihoods. There is an urgent need to develop national and...
Hannah, Lee
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Donatti, Camila I.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Alfaro, Eric
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Rodríguez, Daniel Andres
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Bouroncle, Claudia
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Castellanos, Edwin
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Díaz, Freddy
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Fung, Emily
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Hidalgo, Hugo G.
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Imbach, Pablo
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Läderach, Peter
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Landrum, Jason P.
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Solano, Ana Lucía
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[Regional modeling of climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture and ecosystems in Central America]
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Regional modeling of climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture and ecosystems in Central America
Himalayan river basin is marked by a complex topography with limited observational data. In the context of increasing extreme events, this study aims to characterize drought events in the Karnali River Basin (KRB). Firstly, historical data for 34-years (1981–2014) from ten different stations were...
Khatiwada, K.R.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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[Characterization of hydro-meteorological drought in Nepal Himalaya: a case of Karnali River Basin]
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Characterization of hydro-meteorological drought in Nepal Himalaya: a case of Karnali River Basin
Wallach, Daniel
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Thorburn, Peter J.
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Asseng, Senthold
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Ewert, Frank
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Jones, James W.
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Rotter, Reimund P.
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Ruane, Alex C.
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[Estimating model prediction error: Should you treat predictions as fixed or random?]
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Estimating model prediction error: Should you treat predictions as fixed or random?
Projections of the response of crop yield to climate change at different spatial scales are known to vary. However, understanding of the causes of systematic differences across scale is limited. Here, we hypothesize that heterogeneous cropping intensity is one source of scale dependency. Analysis...
Challinor, Andrew J.
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Parkes B
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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[Crop yield response to climate change varies with cropping intensity]
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Crop yield response to climate change varies with cropping intensity