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Assessing The Ability Of Two Soil Types In The Removal And Retention Of N And P Nutrients From Fish Pond Effluents.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Effectiveness of two soil types found at Sagana, Kenya, black clay soil (eutric Vertisol) and a red clay soil (chromic Cambisol), in retaining nutrients from pond effluent was investigated. A laboratory experiment was ...
Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Low inherent soil fertility in the highly weathered and leached soils largely accounts for low and unsustained crop yields in most African countries. But in particular, the major nutrients, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), ...
The potential of underutilized phosphate rocks for soil Fertility replenishment in Africa:case studies in Western Kenya
(African Crop Science Society & Minia University, 2007)
Most sub-Saharan African countries continue to have slow development rates, mainly resulting from food
insecurity, poverty and poor health of the majority of the populations. With regard to food insecurity, soil ...
Nutrient Replenishment In Small Holder Farms Of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
The African Green Revolution and the Role of Partnerships in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region continues to experience perennial hunger, poverty and poor health of its people. Agricultural production has remained low over decades and is declining to extremely low staple maize yields ...