Most farming systems in semi-arid West Africa rely on organic matter recycling for maintaining soil fertility. The cycling of biomass through ruminant livestock into dung (faeces) and urine that fertilize the soil has long been an important factor in the nutrient cycling processes of these integr...
Powell, J.M.
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Ikpe, F.N.
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Somda, Z.C.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Urine effects on soil chemical properties and the impact of urine and dung on pearl millet yield]
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Urine effects on soil chemical properties and the impact of urine and dung on pearl millet yield
In the process of developing an improved fallow system based on forage legumes, the potential interest of crop-livestock farmers in enhancing soil fertility restoration and dry-season feed supply was assessed during a socio-economic study on 11 farms of settled agro-pastoralists in the subhumid z...
Muhr, L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria]
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Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria
A study was conducted in the humid-forest, forest-savanna, and Guinea savanna zones of West Africa from 1993 to 1999 to examine the effect of managing crop residues from cereal-legume cropping systems for mulch and fodder for sheeIncreasing the proportion of total crop residues produced from a un...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Agyare, W.A.
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Gbaraneh, L.D.
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Tanko, R.J.
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Akinlade, J.
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Omokaye, A.T.
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Karbo, N.
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Aboh, N.
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[Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones]
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Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones
Alfisols, Vertisols, Inceptisols, Aridisols, Mollisols, and Entisols were sampled (0-30 cm) from 32 locations across Ethiopia. The soils were analyzed for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe) contents using 0.005 M diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), 0.05 M hydrochloric ...
Haque, I.
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Lupwayi, N.Z.
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Tadesse, T.
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[Soil micronutrient contents and relation to other soil properties in Ethiopia]
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Soil micronutrient contents and relation to other soil properties in Ethiopia
Sustainable land use in periodically dry Brazilian savannas requires a water-saving management. We hypothesized that the annual course of matric potentials (?M) in very-fine, isohyperthermic Anionic Acrustoxes of Pinus plantations (PI), degraded (DP) and productive pastures (PP), no-till (NT) and...
Lilienfein, J
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Wilcke, W.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Lima, SC
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Vilela, L
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Zech, W.
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[Annual course of matric potential in differently used savanna oxisols in Brazil]
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Annual course of matric potential in differently used savanna oxisols in Brazil
Planted tree or shrub fallows can help increase the fertility of degraded tropical soils. We investigated the effects of planted fallows of Indigofera (IND), Calliandra (CAL), and Tithonia (TTH); a natural, unmanaged fallow (NAT); and a maize/bean rotation (ROT) on the dynamics and partitioning o...
Phiri, S
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Barrios, E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Singh, B.R.
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[Changes in soil organic matter and phosphorus fractions under planted fallows and a crop rotation system on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil]
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Changes in soil organic matter and phosphorus fractions under planted fallows and a crop rotation system on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil
Oxisols such as those of the Colombian Eastern Plains (Llanos) are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological degradation once brought into cultivation, especially under intensive use of machinery. The main objective of this study was to determine the impact of intensive disc harrowing (2, ...
Phiri, S
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Singh, B.R.
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[Disc harrowing intensity and its impact on soil properties and plant growth of agropastoral systems in the Llanos of Colombia]
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Disc harrowing intensity and its impact on soil properties and plant growth of agropastoral systems in the Llanos of Colombia
Castelli, Karen Regina
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Barreto, Mariana Gregorio
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Francesconi, Wendy
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Dalla Valle, Leandro
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Mondelli, Giulliana
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Abilio, Fernanda Maria
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Silva, Alexandre Maro da
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[Analysis of effectiveness of three forest interventionist techniques and proposal of a new and integrated model of forest restoration]
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Analysis of effectiveness of three forest interventionist techniques and proposal of a new and integrated model of forest restoration
Towett, Erick K.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Tondoh, Jérôme E.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Nyambura, Mercy
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Sila, Andrew
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Vågen, Tor-Gunnar
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Cadisch, Georg
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[Total elemental composition of soils in Sub-Saharan Africa and relationship with soil forming factors]
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Total elemental composition of soils in Sub-Saharan Africa and relationship with soil forming factors