The Yaqui Valley, one of Mexico’s major breadbaskets, includes ∼230,000 ha of cultivated, irrigated cropland, with two thirds of the area planted annually to spring wheat (Triticum turgidum). Nitrogen (N) fertilizer applications to wheat have doubled since the 1980s, and currently average around ...
Millar, Neville
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Urreac, Abisaí
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Kahmark, Kevin
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Shcherbak, Iurii
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Robertson, G. Philip
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Ortiz Monasterio, Ivan
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[Nitrous oxide (N2O) flux responds exponentially to nitrogen fertilizer in irrigated wheat in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) flux responds exponentially to nitrogen fertilizer in irrigated wheat in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico
Pot experiments were carried out to assess the nutrient availability of earthworm casts (wormcasts) of Hyperiodrilus africanus that were collected from plots of Dactyladenia barteri, Leucaena leucocephala and Treculia africana grown on an Alfisol (Oxic paleustalf) as affected by drying and grindi...
Kang, B.T.
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Ojo, A.
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[Nutrient availability of earthworm casts collected from under selected woody agroforestry species]
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Nutrient availability of earthworm casts collected from under selected woody agroforestry species
The balanced use of inorganic amendments to enhance effective crop production for developing world economies like Nigeria is paramount to achieve her Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for its teeming population. Thus this study was carried out to assess the relative growth performances of a maj...
Chukwuka, K.
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Ajala, S.
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Nwosu, P.C.
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Omotayo, O.E.
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Chukwuka, K.
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[Effects of NPK single fertilizers on relative growth performances of two cycles of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in a degraded soil of Southwest Nigeria]
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Effects of NPK single fertilizers on relative growth performances of two cycles of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in a degraded soil of Southwest Nigeria
Appropriate canopy management, including planting density and pruning, and application of fertilizer may increase flowering success and seed and oil yields of Jatropha curcasL.Twofieldexperimentswereperformedfrom2009to 2011 in Balaka, Malawi, to assess the effect of planting density and pruning r...
Negussie, A.
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Achten, W.M.J.
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Norgrove, L.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Hadgu, K.M.
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Both, G. de
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Leroy, B.
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Hermy, M.
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Muys, B.
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[Initial effects of fertilization and canopy management on flowering and seed and oil yields of Jatropha curcas L. in Malawi]
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Initial effects of fertilization and canopy management on flowering and seed and oil yields of Jatropha curcas L. in Malawi
Conservation agriculture (CA) is becoming popular in sub-Saharan Africa as potential solution to soil degradation. However, most findings are based on large scale, mechanized agricultural production systems which are not easy to apply within the smallholder farmer’s context. This study assessed t...
Kabirigi, M.
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Ngetich, F.K.
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Mwetu, K.K.
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Rushemuka, P.
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Wasige, E.J.
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Ruganzu, V.M.
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Nabahungu, N.L.
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[Implications of tillage practices, management of soil surface and fertilizer application on sustainable dryland agriculture: a case study of Eastern Rwanda]
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Implications of tillage practices, management of soil surface and fertilizer application on sustainable dryland agriculture: a case study of Eastern Rwanda
Given their substantial societal benefits, such as supporting economic activities and providing better livelihoods in rural areas, ecosystem services should gain higher importance in water-food-energy nexus debates. Yet, not all values from ecosystems are quantifiable, data is often not adequate ...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Ringler, Claudia
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Mueller, M.
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[Ecosystem services in the water-energy-food nexus]
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Ecosystem services in the water-energy-food nexus