Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "F.O, Ayuke"

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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 ...

    • Evaluating effect of mixtures of organic resources on nutrient release patterns and uptake by maize 

      F.O, Ayuke; N.K, Karanja; S.W, Bunyasi (SpringerDepartment of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science, Kenya Methodist UniversityCoffee Research Foundation (CRF), Sagana, Kenya, 2007)
      To supplement high costs of inorganic fertilizers, smallholder farmers in the tropics are likely to increase the use of appropriate plant residues as an alternative source of plant nutrients especially nitrogen (N) and ...

    • Macrofauna diversity and abundance across different land use systems in Embu, Kenya 

      F.O, Ayuke; N.K, Karanja; E.M, Muya; B.K, Musombi; J, Mungatu; G.H.N, Nyamasyo (Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Quality, Wageningen UniversityKenya Agricultural Research Institute-NARL, (KARI),Department of Zoology, Invertebrate section, National Museums of Kenya,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna of various land use systems in Embu, Kenya (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, tea, napier, and maize). Each was sampled for macrofauna ...

    • Organic resources quality and soil fauna: their role on the microbial biomass, decomposition and nutrient release patterns in Kenyan soils 

      Nancy, K. Karanja; F.O, Ayuke; M.J, Swift (Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary MedicineDep. Applied Biology, Fac. of Science, Kenya Methodist University, Meru, KenyaIRD Centre de Montpellier, France, 2006)
      Five organic resources commonly used for soil fertility maintenance in large parts of Kenya were selected for litter decay and nutrient mineralization studies that were conducted in three farms (Machakos, Kabete and ...

    • 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 ...

    • Soil macrofauna community structure across land use systems of Taita, Kenya 

      N. K, Karanja; F.O, Ayuke; E.M, Muya; B.K, Musombi (Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Soil Quality, Wageningen University Wageningen, Wageningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Zoology, Invertebrate section, National Museums of KenyaDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)
      This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna in various land use systems in Taita (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, napier, and maize, Horticulture. Each was sampled for macrofauna ...