Land degradation is one of the major problems related to low productivity in Ethiopia. Vertisols are potential agricultural lands but are underutilized due to waterlogging during the rainy season and are prone to soil erosion due to the traditional practices of planting crops at the end of the ra...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia
Presents information on work carried out by ILCA in Ethiopia to develop an animal-drawn implement for reduced tillage, row planting and inter-row weeding. Comments briefly on the advantages and initial field test results on the implement.
Ayala, L.D.
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Corrales, I.I.
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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[Evaluación de insectos plaga y benéficos en cultivos en rotación en suelos ácidos de sabanas]
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Evaluación de insectos plaga y benéficos en cultivos en rotación en suelos ácidos de sabanas
An expt. was established in Esparza (Costa Rica), on the integrated management of web blight (Thanatephorus cucumeris) in common beans under the min. tillage system. Var. Porrillo 70 (intermediate resistance) and ICA Pijao (susceptible) were used. Herbicides gliphosate and paraquat (1.0 kg/ha) of...
Sánchez, H.M.
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Alfaro M., R.
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Morales G., A.
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MORA B., B.
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Gálvez E., Guillermo E.
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[Manejo integrado de mustia hilachosa causada por Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk en frijol comun]
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Manejo integrado de mustia hilachosa causada por Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk en frijol comun
Adeoye, K.B.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Comparison of effects of some tillage methods on soil physical properties and yield of maize and stylo in a degraded ferruginous tropical soil]
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Comparison of effects of some tillage methods on soil physical properties and yield of maize and stylo in a degraded ferruginous tropical 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
Two commercial eucalypt sites were selected in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, to evaluate productivity and soil chemical and physical properties before clearcutting, and the effect of harvesting and soil tillage system on productivity of second rotation. At site 1, the Eucalyptus grandis plantation was...
Dedecek, R.A.
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Bellote, A.F.J.
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Gava, J.L.
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Menegol, O.
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[Site characterisation and the effects of harvesting on soil tillage on the productivity of Eucalyptus grandis plantations in Brazil]
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Site characterisation and the effects of harvesting on soil tillage on the productivity of Eucalyptus grandis plantations in Brazil
Timber extraction with crawler tractors in humid tropical forests causes degradation of soil physical properties and decreases plant growth. We tested rehabilitation of tracks in a second rotation Acacia mangium plantation in Sabah, Malaysia, by tilling with additions of NPK-fertilizer, ash and o...
Ilstedt, U.
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[Soil rehabilitation following tractor logging: early results on amendments and tilling in a second rotation Acacia mangium plantation in Sabah, Malaysia]
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Soil rehabilitation following tractor logging: early results on amendments and tilling in a second rotation Acacia mangium plantation in Sabah, Malaysia
Across Africa the production of high value horticultural crops is being recognized as a possible route out of rural poverty. To determine at which level of intensification tomato yields were maximized and which tomato cultivar responds best to intensification, an on-farm, factorial trial was cond...
Tueche, J.
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Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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Cadisch, Georg
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[Tillage and varietal impacts on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production on an ultisol in central Cameroon]
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Tillage and varietal impacts on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production on an ultisol in central Cameroon
Kihara, Job
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Martius, C.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya]
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Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya