Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Author "Kimetu, J.M."
Now showing items 1-2 of 2
-
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 ... -
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 ...