Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Bationo, A."
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Conservation tillage, local organic resources and nitrogen fertilizer combinations affect maize productivity, soil structure and nutrient balances in semi-arid Kenya
Kihara, J.; Bationo, A.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Martius, C.; Vlek, P.L. (Springer, 2011-01)Smallholder land productivity in drylands can be increased by optimizing locally available resources, through nutrient enhancement and water conservation. In this study, we investigated the effect of tillage system, organic ... -
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 ... -
Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs on maize yield and soil chemical properties in a maize cropping system in Meru South District, Kenya
Mucheru-Muna, Monicah; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Kung’u, James; Mugwe, Jayne; Bationo, A. (Springer, 2007-01)Soil nutrient depletion as a result of continuous cultivation of soils without adequate addition of external inputs is a major challenge in the highlands of Kenya. An experiment was set up in Meru South District, Kenya ... -
Nitrogen fertilizer equivalencies of organics of differing quality and optimum combination with inorganic nitrogen source in Central Kenya
Kimetu, J.M.; Mugendi, Daniel N.; Palm, C.A.; Mutuo, P.K.; Gachengo, C.N.; Bationo, A.; Nandwa, S. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004)Decline in crop yields is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya and the entire Sub-Saharan region. This is attributed mainly to the mining of major nutrients due to continuous cropping without addition of ...