Browsing by Author "Vanlauwe, B."
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Changes in Soil Organic Matter as Influenced by Organic Residue Management Regimes in Selected Experiments in Kenya
Waswa, B.S.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Vanlauwe, B.; Kung’u, J. (Springer, 2007)The failure to understand the dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM) is a major limitation to the sustainability of smallholder production systems that predominantly relied on organic resources for the maintenance of soil ... -
Dissemination of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies Using Participatory Approaches in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Mugendi, Daniel N.; Mugwe, Jayne; Mucheru-Muna, Monicah; Karega, R.; Muriuki, J.; Vanlauwe, B.; Merckx, R. (Springer Netherlands, 2011-06)Declining soil fertility and productivity is a critical problem facing smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. A study to improve soil fertility and farm productivity within the smallholder farming systems ... -
The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms
Tittonell, P.; Muriuki, A.; Shepherd, K.D.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Kaizzi, K.C.; Okeyo, J.; Verchot, L.; Coe, R.; Vanlauwe, B. (2010)Technological interventions to address the problem of poor productivity of smallholder agricultural systems must be designed to target socially diverse and spatially heterogeneous farms and farming systems. This paper ... -
Effect of Reduced Tillage and Mineral Fertilizer Application on Maize and Soybean Productivity
Kihara, Jimmy H.; Bationo, A.; Waswa, B.; Kimetu, J.M.; Vanlauwe, B.; Okeyo, J.; Mukalama, J.; Martius, C. (2012)Reduced tillage is said to be one of the potential ways to reverse land degradation and ultimately increase the productivity of degrading soils of Africa. We hypothesised that crop yield following a modest application of ... -
Fertilizer nitrogen recovery as affected by soil organic matter status in two sites in Kenya
Karunditu, M.W.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Kung’u, James; Vanlauwe, B. (Springer, 2007)Management of nitrogen (N) nutrition is a vital aspect in maize production systems ofKenya. In Central andWestern parts of Kenya, high population density has eliminated the use of traditional fallow farming systems for ...