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Soil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003-02)
An experiment in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica investigated the consequences of three land-use treatments applied following forest clearance on soil fertility and resulting crop growth over a five year period. The treatments ...
Soil fertility status, management and research in East Africa
(2004)
This study reviews and synthesizes the soil fertility status, management among smallholder farmers and research in the three countries of east Africa, namely Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We observe that many studies note ...
Collembola Richness and Diversity along A Land-Use Intensity Gradient in Taita, Kenya
(2009)
Soil Collembola communities were sampled along a
gradient of land use intensification in Taita-Taveta,
Wundanyi division, Coast Province during the wet
season (October-November 2007) and dry season
(February- March ...
Long-term effects of tillage, sub-soiling, and profile strata on properties of a Vitric Andosol in the Kenyan highlands
(2008-09)
Tillage alters the structure and composition of soil aggregates affecting infiltration rate (IR) and hydraulic conductivity (K). This study investigated the long-term effects of conventional, minimum, and no-tillage with ...
Collembola Density and Diversity along a Gradient of Land- Use Types in Embu District, Eastern Kenya
(2009)
Populations of soil-dwelling Collembola were
monitored on a land use gradient ranging from Natural
forests to intensively cultivated land during the wet
season October-November, 2007 and dry season
February-March, 2008. ...
Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa: a call to action
(World Agroforestry Centre, 2005)
Drylands in eastern Africa typically suffer from unsustainable land uses that have evolved in
the recent past. This paper reports on how agroforestry practices can contribute to sustainable land use in drylands drawing ...
Metal Status of Nairobi Riverwaters and Their Bioaccumulation in Labeo Cylindricus
(2005-03-03)
This study focused on the analysis of metals in water and fish from Nairobi River. Water
from Kikuyu, Kawangware, Chiromo, Eastleigh, Njiru and Fourteen Falls along the Nairobi River was analyzed for the presence of metals. ...