Low soil fertility is a fundamental constraint to crop production in western Kenya. Although researchers have developed many soil fertility-improving technologies, the adoption of these technologies is low due to inadequate awareness of the technologies, poor access to requisite resources and uns...
Odendo, M
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Ojiem, J
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Bationo, B. André
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Mudeheri, MA
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[On-farm evaluation and scaling-up of soil fertility management technologies in Western Kenya]
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On-farm evaluation and scaling-up of soil fertility management technologies in Western Kenya
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
Maintenance of soil organic matter (SOM) at levels that sustain optimal supply of soil nutrients and enhance efficiency of externally added fertilizers is a major challenge for smallholder farming systems of southern Africa. A study was conducted to quantify the interactive effects of organic res...
Mapfumo, Paul
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Mtambanengwe, F.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Organic matter quality and management effects on enrichment of soil organic matter fractions in contrasting soils in Zimbabwe]
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Organic matter quality and management effects on enrichment of soil organic matter fractions in contrasting soils in Zimbabwe
The application of nitrogen in a soil under agricultural production is subject to several pathways including de-nitrification, leaching and recovery by an annual crop. This is as well greatly influenced by the management practices, nitrogen source and soil conditions. The main objective of this s...
Kimetu, J.M.
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Mugendi, DN
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Bationo, B. André
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Palm, C.A.
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Mutuo, PK
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Kihara, Job
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Nandwa, SM
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Partial balance of nitrogen in a maize cropping systems in humic nitisol of Central Kenya]
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Partial balance of nitrogen in a maize cropping systems in humic nitisol of Central Kenya
A virus with filamentous particles approximately 750 nm long was isolated from African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) with `chlorotic ring' leaf symptoms in south-western Colombia. The virus was mechanically transmitted from oil palm to brachiaria, maize, sorghum, and sugarcane (Gramineae) but not ...
Morales, Francisco José
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Lozano Potes, I
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Sedano Cruz, RE
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Castaño, M.
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Arroyave, José A.
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[Partial characterization of a potyvirus infecting African oil palm in South America]
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Partial characterization of a potyvirus infecting African oil palm in South America
Maize is becoming the major food crop around Lake Victoria. Major constraints to its production are Striga, stem borer, and declining soil fertility. Innovative integrated technologies have been developed: the push pull system (intercropping with Desmodium and surrounded by Napier grass), soybe...
Groot, Hugo de
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Rutto, E
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Odhiambo, G
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Kanampui, F
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Khan, Z.R.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis]
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Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis
This study investigated the effects of supplementing oat hay (OH; milk stage at harvest) with 250 g(as-fed) of either lablab (Dolichos lablab, 50 percent flowering at harvest) hay or sun dried leaves of sesbania (Sesbania sesban) with or without 91 g dry matter (DM) of crushed maize grain on rume...
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Sesbania and lablab supplementation of oat hay basal diet fed to sheep with or without maize grain]
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Sesbania and lablab supplementation of oat hay basal diet fed to sheep with or without maize grain
We conducted field experiments over 2 years on two acid soils of southern Cameroon to test whether efficient uptake and use of phosphorus (P) from less available sources by grain legume genotypes could benefit subsequent rotational maize. We grew two crops each year. For the first crop we grew 4 ...
Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Nolte, C
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Tchienkoua, M
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon]
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Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon
There are several indications that legumes are capable of accessing sparingly soluble phosphorus (P) in the soil through root-induced processes. We hypothesize that this plant-induced mobilization of P can be demonstrated if the plant accessible P assessed by isotopic dilution ( L-value ) exceeds...
Pypers, Pieter
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Loon, L. van
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Diels, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Smolders, E
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Merckx, R.
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[Plant-available P for maize and cowpea in P-deficient soils from the Nigerian Northern Guinea savanna : Comparison of E- and L-values]
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Plant-available P for maize and cowpea in P-deficient soils from the Nigerian Northern Guinea savanna : Comparison of E- and L-values
Potential N (SN) and P (SP) supplies, N and P utilization efficiencies and fertilizer recovery rates for the northern Guinea Savanna (NGS) agro-ecological zone of Nigeria were derived from data collected on farmers fields, and used as input in the QUantitative Evaluation of the Fertility of Trop...