Browsing Articles: Department of Water and Agricultural Resources Management by Subject "Legumes"

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Enhancing legume crop pollination and natural pest regulation for improved food security in changing African landscapes

Otieno, Mark; Dewentera, Ingolf S.; Potts, Simon G.; Kinuthia, Wanja; Kasina, Muo J.; Garrattb, Michael P.D. (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 ...
Shifting focus from external to in situ organic resources The redesign of four tropical long-term experiments

Laub, Moritz; Corbeels, Marc; Ndungu, Samuel Mathu; Mucher-uMuna, Monicah Wanjiku; Mugendi, Daniel; Yegon, Rebecca; Waswa, Wycliffe; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Six, Johan (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 ...