Browsing Journal Articles by Author "B, Vanlauweb"

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    • Agricultural management affects earthworm and termite diversity across humid to semi-arid tropical zones 

      F.O, Ayuke; B, Vanlauweb; R.G.M, de Goedea; J, Csuzdid; L, Brussaarda; M.M, Pullemana (Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen UniversityTropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF) Institute of CIATDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USASystematic Zoology Research Group of HAS and Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross Str. 13, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary, 2011)
      Earthworm and termite diversity were studied in 12 long-term agricultural field trials across the subhumid to semi-arid tropical zones of Eastern and Western Africa. In each trial, treatments with high and low soil organic ...

    • Medium-term impact of tillage and residue management on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon and crop productivity 

      B.K, Paula; B, Vanlauweb; F, Ayuke; A, Gassnerc; M, Hoogmoeda; T.T, Hurissoa; S, Koalab; D, Lelei; T, Ndabamenyea; J, Six; M.M, Pullemana (Wageningen University, Department of Soil Quality, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsCIAT-TSBF (International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Research Area), P.O. Box 823-00621, Nairobi, KenyaICRAF (World Agroforestry Center), Research Methods Group, P.O. Box 30677, 00100 Nairobi, KenyaUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural TechnologyUniversity of California, Department of Plant Sciences, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA, 2013)
      Conservation agriculture is widely promoted for soil conservation and crop productivity increase, although rigorous empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is still limited. This study aimed to quantify the medium-term ...

    • Soil fertility management: Impacts on soil macrofauna, soil aggregation and soil organic matter allocation 

      F.O, Ayuke; L, Brussaarda; B, Vanlauweb; J., Sixd; D.K, Lelei; C.N, Kibunjae; M.M, Pullemana (Department of Soil Quality, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsTropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF), Institute of CIAT, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, Kenyac Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USAKenya Agricultural Research Institute, NARL-KARI, P.O. Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
      Maintenance of soil organic matter through integrated soil fertility management is important for soil quality and agricultural productivity, and for the persistence of soil faunal diversity and biomass. Little is known ...