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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 ...
Managing manure heaps with agro-organic wastes and cover to reduce nitrogen losses during storage on smallholder farms
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Livestock manure is a valuable source of plant nutrients for crop production in the Central Kenyan highlands but its quality in terms of available nitrogen (N) is low due to considerable N losses through ammonia volatilization. ...
Effect of Fish Pond Effluents Irrigation on French Beans in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
When fish are recovered from ponds, the effluent is often drained presenting both an environmental challenge and an agricultural opportunity. The effects of irrigation with pond effluent and its interaction with applied ...