In the Fakara region of the Sahel zone, Niger, West Africa, farmers have been implementing traditional soil man-agement practices such as the application of dry farmyard manure (FYM) and household waste (HHW), livestockcorralling, and fallows. Previousstudies, however, have not accumulatedenough ...
Suzuki, K.
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Matsunaga, R.
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Hayashi, K.
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Matsumoto, N.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Tobita, S.
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Okada, K.
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[Effects of traditional soil management practices on the nutrient status in Sahelian sandy soils of Niger, West Africa]
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Effects of traditional soil management practices on the nutrient status in Sahelian sandy soils of Niger, West Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Sustainable land management for social profitability developed, with special emphasis on reversing land degradation: Output 5]
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Sustainable land management for social profitability developed, with special emphasis on reversing land degradation: Output 5
Salinas, José G.
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Castilla, Carlos E.
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[Estrategias para el uso y manejo de los suelos ácidos en América Tropical]
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Estrategias para el uso y manejo de los suelos ácidos en América Tropical
This paper is comprised of five parts. The first part discusses the role of legumes in sustainable soil management and crop-livestock production. In this part, strategic use of legumes, selection of forage legumes to sub-optimal soil conditions, use of appropriate rhizobium, response of legumes t...
Haque, I.
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Powell, J.M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Improved crop-livestock production strategies for sustainable soil management in tropical Africa]
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Improved crop-livestock production strategies for sustainable soil management in tropical Africa
Rivas, L
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Hoyos, P.
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Molina , DL
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[Análisis económico de una estrategia para el manejo de suelos en la altillanuera Colombiana: construcción de la capa arable]
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Análisis económico de una estrategia para el manejo de suelos en la altillanuera Colombiana: construcción de la capa arable
Rivera, M.
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Bernal Riobo, Jaime Humberto
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[La investigación que logró los productos de desarrollo de las actividades del CIAT y de sus socios colaboradores en los Llanos de Colombia]
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La investigación que logró los productos de desarrollo de las actividades del CIAT y de sus socios colaboradores en los Llanos de Colombia
The reasons for the lack of inclusion of below-ground
biodiversity in the Kenyan policy and legal framework
were sought. Gaps were identified in the relevant
sectoral policies and laws in regard to the
domestication of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD). Below -ground biodiversity had n...
Achieng, C
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Okoth, Peter F.
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Macharia, A
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Otor, S
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[Policy framework for utilization and conservation of below-ground biodiversity in Kenya = Estrategias para la utilización y conservación de la biodiversidad del subsuelo en Kenia]
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Policy framework for utilization and conservation of below-ground biodiversity in Kenya = Estrategias para la utilización y conservación de la biodiversidad del subsuelo en Kenia
Examines the effects of broadbed and furrow land management systems and supplementary irrigation on the productivity of sequentially planted wheat and chickpea on Vertisols wheat was grown during the main rainy season on boradbeds and furrows made with an animal drawn implement to drain off the e...
Astatke, A.
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Airaksinen, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Supplementary irrigation for sequential cropping in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols using broadbed and furrow land management system]
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Supplementary irrigation for sequential cropping in the Ethiopian highland Vertisols using broadbed and furrow land management system
The study aimed at identifying soil fertility management practices that promote the Collembola population, diversity and survival in the soil. Soil samples were randomly collected from on farm plots amended with: 1-Mavuno ((Ma)-is a compound fertilizer containing 26% Potassium, 10% Nitrogen, 10% ...
Muturi, JJ
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Mbugi, JP
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Mueke, JM
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Lagerlof, J
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Mung'atu, Joseph K.
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Nyamasyo, G
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Gikungu, M
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[Effect of integrated soil fertility management interventions on the abundance and diversity of soil collembola in Embu and Taita districts, Kenya]
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Effect of integrated soil fertility management interventions on the abundance and diversity of soil collembola in Embu and Taita districts, Kenya
On-station and on-farm studies were carried out in 2008 during the long rains (March – May), in Taita region, Kenya, to assess the effect of various soil fertility regimens on bean stem maggot (BSM) (Ophiomyia spp.) and black bean aphid (BBA) (Aphis fabae) incidences. These studies aimed at gathe...
Ochilo, W
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Nyamasyo, GH
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[Pest status of bean stem maggot (ophiomyia spp.) and black bean aphid (aphis fabae) in taita district, Kenya]
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Pest status of bean stem maggot (ophiomyia spp.) and black bean aphid (aphis fabae) in taita district, Kenya