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Lessons learned from Long-term Soil Fertility Management Experiments in Africa, 2012
Coordinators: Bationo Andre, Waswa Boaz, Kihara Job, Adolwa Ivan, Vanlauwe Bernard, Saidou Koala
Language: EnglishKeywords
204 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
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Long term effects of crop rotations with fallow or groundnut on soil fertility and succeeding sorghum yields in the guinea savannah of West Africa; V. Bado, A. Bationo, F. Lompo, K. Traore, M.P. Sedogo and M.P. Cescas
Crop and soil response to tillage and crop residue application in a tropical Ferralsol in sub-humid western Kenya; J. Kihara, J. Mukalama, S. Njoroge and A. Bationo
Strategies for maintenance and improvement of soil productivity under continuous maize and beans cropping system in the sub-humid highlands of Kenya: Case study of the long-term trial at Kabete; C. N. Kibunja1, F. B. Mwaura, D. N. Mugendi, P. T. Gicheru, J.W. Wamuongo and A. Bationo
Management of Soil Fertility in a Long-Term Field Traial of Semi-Arid Kenya; F.M. Kihanda and G.P. Warren
Long-term soil fertility trials in Niger, West Africa; A. Adamou, K. Saidou and A. Bationo
Effects of organic and inorganic applications on soil bacterial and fungal microbial communities diversity and impacts of earthworms on microbial diversity in the Kabete Long-term trial, Kenya; M.M. Kamaa, H.N. Mburu, E. Blanchart, L. Chibole, J.L. Chotte, C.N. Kibunja and D. Lesueur
Cropping systems in the Sudano-sahelian zone: Implications on soil fertility management over varied seasons; A. Bationo, J. Kimetu, J. Kihara, Z. Traore, M. Bagayoko, V. Bado, M. Lompo, R. Tabo and S. Koala
Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Fertilizer Use in West Africa from long-term experiments: Alternative phosphorus fertilizer sources in different agro-ecological zones of Togo; A. Bationo, A.K. Pinto-Toyi and E. Ayuk, A.U. Mokwunye
Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status; B. Vanlauwe, G. Nziguheba, O.C. Nwoke, J. Diels, N Sanginga and R. Merckx
The book targets various agro-ecological zones in Africa
Several long-term experimental trials are highlighted thus sharing knowledge and experiences on long-term experimentation with the reader
Soil fertility interventions in Africa are squarely placed in the context of long-term experiments thus giving reader a more accurate picture of soil fertility in Africa