Browsing by Subject "Legumes"
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Enhancing legume crop pollination and natural pest regulation for improved food security in changing African landscapes
(Elsevier, 2020-09)Legumes are important crops for food security, consumed by millions of people especially in Africa where they are an essential protein source and provide key vitamins and minerals. Most legumes depend on insect pollination ... -
Evaluation of the Potential of Using Nitrogen Fixing Legumes in Smallholder Farms of Meru South District, Kenya
(Springer, 2007)Soil fertility depletion in sub-Saharan Africa is a big constraint to increased food production to feed the ever-growing human population. Use of legumes to improve soil fertility is an option in the central highlands of ... -
Shifting focus from external to in situ organic resources The redesign of four tropical long-term experiments
(UoEM, 2024-07)Long-term experiments (LTEs) are critical for evaluating strategies that can maintain or increase crop yields, soil fertility and soil organic carbon (SOC), and help adapt to climate change. Yet, scientific knowledge is ...