Livestock production is important for food security, nutrition, and landscape maintenance, but it is associated with several environmental impacts. To assess the risk and benefits arising from livestock production, transparent and robust indicators are required, such as those offered by life cycl...
Leip, A.
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Ledgard, S.
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Uwizeye, A.
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Palhares, J.C.P.
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Aller, M.F.
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Amon, Barbara
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Binder, M.
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Cordovil, C.M.
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De Camillis, C.
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Dong, H.
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Fusi, A.
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Helin, J.
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Hortenhuber, S.
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Hristov, A.N.
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Koelsch, R.
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Liu, C.
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Masso, C.
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Nkongolo, N.V.
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Patra, A.K.
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Redding, M.R.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Sakrabani, R.
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Thomas, G.
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Vertes, F.
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Wang, Y.
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[The value of manure - manure as co-product in life cycle assessment]
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The value of manure - manure as co-product in life cycle assessment
The adaptability of cassava to low fertile and marginal soils facilitates its production in subsistent agriculture. As a result, smallholder farmers rarely apply fertilizers. The current yield gap is therefore very large, calling for application of fertilizers and soil amendments to improve its p...
Aliyu, I.A.
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Yusuf, A.A.
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Uyovbisere, E.O.
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Masso, C.
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Sanders, I.R.
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[Effect of co-application of phosphorus fertilizer and in vitro-produced mycorrhizal fungal inoculants on yield and leaf nutrient concentration of cassava]
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Effect of co-application of phosphorus fertilizer and in vitro-produced mycorrhizal fungal inoculants on yield and leaf nutrient concentration of cassava
Low concentrations of P and organic manure in savanna soils limit cowpea response to rhizobia. The study was conducted to determine the combined effect of P and organic manure on cowpea response to rhizobia in a factorial experiment arranged in randomized complete block design with three replicat...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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Masso, C.
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[Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea]
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Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea
In low-input land-use systems combining timber trees with shade-tolerant understorey crops, it is essential to establish the effects of tree density upon weeds and the contribution of weeds to competition and nutrient cycling. Adjusting tree density may alter weed competition for light, water and...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Response of Chromolaena odorata to different tree densities in a tropical agrisilvicultural system. Aboveground biomass production, partitioning, decomposition and nutrient release]
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Response of Chromolaena odorata to different tree densities in a tropical agrisilvicultural system. Aboveground biomass production, partitioning, decomposition and nutrient release
Tree litter fall was monitored for 2 years in two Terminalia ivorensis A. Chev. plantations in the humid tropics of southern Cameroon. The plantations were 6 and 17 years old when they were each thinned to two timber stand densities (TSD) and understorey food crops were introduced. Leaf litter wa...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Leaf properties, litterfall and nutrient inputs of Terminalia ivorensis at different tree stand densities in a tropical timberfood crop multistrata system]
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Leaf properties, litterfall and nutrient inputs of Terminalia ivorensis at different tree stand densities in a tropical timberfood crop multistrata system
Soil organic matter (SOM) has a key role in maintaining soil fertility in weathered soils in the tropics. This study was conducted to determine the contribution of different SOM fractions to the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of a tropical soil as influenced by organic matter inputs of different ...
Oorts, K.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Sanginga, N.P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Charge characteristics of soil organic matter fractions in a Ferric Lixisol under some multipurpose trees]
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Charge characteristics of soil organic matter fractions in a Ferric Lixisol under some multipurpose trees
Clustering of ten woody and shrub legumes (Acacia auriculiformis, Albizia lebbeck, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena diversifolia, L. leucocephala var. K28 and var. K636, Lonchocarpus sericeus, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria juncea and Tephrosia candida) was performed using the partitioning around medoid an...
Kadiata, B.
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Nokoe, S.
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[Clustering shrub and tree legumes grown in acid and nonacid soil conditions using rank performance data]
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Clustering shrub and tree legumes grown in acid and nonacid soil conditions using rank performance data
The impact of land use (unfertilized continuous maize cropping, unfertilized and fertilized alley cropping with maize, Gliricidia sepium tree fallow, natural fallow) on the soil organic matter (SOM) status and general soil fertility characteristics were investigated for a series of soils represen...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Tossah, S.
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Aman, B.K.
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Diels, J.
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Lyasse, O.
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Hauser, S.
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Sanginga, P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by maize as affected by particulate organic matter quality, soil characteristics, and landuse history for soils from the West African moist savanna zone]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by maize as affected by particulate organic matter quality, soil characteristics, and landuse history for soils from the West African moist savanna zone
Agricultural sector plays a key role towards achieving healthier diets that are deemed critical for improving health and nutritional outcomes. To what extent the current food supply systems support healthy diets remains unknown. Using annual and nationally representative data on crop and livestoc...
Baye, K.
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Hirvonen, K.
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Dereje, M.
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Remans, R.
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[Energy and nutrient production in Ethiopia, 2011-2015: Implications to supporting healthy diets and food systems]
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Energy and nutrient production in Ethiopia, 2011-2015: Implications to supporting healthy diets and food systems