A litter bag technique was used to study the decomposition and release of N, P, K, Ca and Mg from Leucaena leucocephala and L. pallida prunings and cattle manure in a hedgerow intercropping trial conducted in the Ethiopian highlands. Hedgerow inter-cropping (also called alley cropping or alley fa...
Lupwayi, N.Z.
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Haque, I.
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[Leucaena hedgerow intercropping and cattle manure application in the Ethiopian highlands. I. Decomposition and nutrient release]
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Leucaena hedgerow intercropping and cattle manure application in the Ethiopian highlands. I. Decomposition and nutrient release
Extending livestock grazing to the steep slopes has led to unstable grazing systems in the East African Highlands, and new solutions and approaches are needed to ameliorate the current situation. This work was aimed at studying the effect of livestock grazing on plant attributes and hydrological ...
Taddese, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands]
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Effect of grazing on plant attributes and hydrological properties in the sloping lands of the East African highlands
Livestock production is important for food security, nutrition, and landscape maintenance, but it is associated with several environmental impacts. To assess the risk and benefits arising from livestock production, transparent and robust indicators are required, such as those offered by life cycl...
Leip, A.
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Ledgard, S.
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Uwizeye, A.
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Palhares, J.C.P.
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Aller, M.F.
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Amon, Barbara
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Binder, M.
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Cordovil, C.M.
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De Camillis, C.
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Dong, H.
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Fusi, A.
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Helin, J.
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Hortenhuber, S.
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Hristov, A.N.
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Koelsch, R.
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Liu, C.
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Masso, C.
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Nkongolo, N.V.
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Patra, A.K.
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Redding, M.R.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Sakrabani, R.
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Thomas, G.
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Vertes, F.
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Wang, Y.
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[The value of manure - manure as co-product in life cycle assessment]
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The value of manure - manure as co-product in life cycle assessment
Information is needed on the biophysical and economic rationale for labour-demanding (and therefore, expensive) backyard animal rearing systems on smallholdings in the uplands of Java where livestock have been an integral part of highly intensive agriculture for centuries. The occurrence of high ...
Tanner, J.C.
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Holden, S.J.
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Owen, E.
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Winugroho, M.
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Gill, M.
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[Livestock sustaining intensive smallholder crop production through traditional feeding practices for generating high quality manure-compost in upland Java]
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Livestock sustaining intensive smallholder crop production through traditional feeding practices for generating high quality manure-compost in upland Java
Achieving sustainable food security in Nigeria is feasible through organic farming. However, unavailability and resource constraints hamper the adoption of agricultural inputs; hence the market offers opportunity for use of purchased organic inputs. In assessing the importance of the market, the ...
Olayide, O
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Alene, A.
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Ikpi, A
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Nziguheba, Generose
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[Manure marketing in the savannas of Nigeria : Implications for sustainable food security]
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Manure marketing in the savannas of Nigeria : Implications for sustainable food security
Chivenge, P.P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Gentile, R
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Wangechi, HK
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Mugendi, DN
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Kessel, Chris van
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Six, Johan
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[Organic and mineral input management to enhance crop productivity in Central Kenya]
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Organic and mineral input management to enhance crop productivity in Central Kenya
Basamba, T.A.
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Barrios, Edmundo
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Singh, B.R.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Influence of planted fallows and manure application on soil quality and maize yields on a Colombian volcanic ash soil]
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Influence of planted fallows and manure application on soil quality and maize yields on a Colombian volcanic ash soil
Animal manure is one of the principal sources of nutrients for soil fertility maintenance and crop production in semi-arid west Africa. Farm-level decisions concerning the use of manure are governed by socioeconomic and institutional factors, as much as they are by agronomic ecological concerns. ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Factors influencing manure application by farmers in semi-arid West Africa]
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Factors influencing manure application by farmers in semi-arid West Africa
Biomass productivity, botanical composition, and soil physical properties were studied under conditions with and without application of manure. The study was conducted at the Debre Zeit station of the International Livestock Research Institute, located 50 km from Addis Ababa in the Ethiopian high...
Taddesse, G.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Astatke, A.
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Ayaleneh, W.
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[Effect of manure on grazing lands in Ethiopia, East African highlands]
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Effect of manure on grazing lands in Ethiopia, East African highlands