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Antibiotics utilization and farmers' knowledge of its effects on soil ecosystem in the coastal drylands of Ghana by Phares, Christian Adler, Danquah, Andrews, Atiah, Kofi, Agyei, Frimpong Kwame, Michael, Osei-Tutu

“…There is paucity of information on antibiotics utilization amongst farmers, factors associated with administration of antibiotics and farmers' knowledge of the…”
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Application of biochar and inorganic phosphorus fertilizer influenced rhizosphere soil characteristics, nodule formation and phytoconstituents of cowpea grown on tropical soil by Phares, Christian Adler, Atiah, Kofi, Frimpong, Kwame Agyei, Danquah, Andrews, Asare, Aaron T., Aggor-Woananu, Samira

“…The effect of biochar alone or co-applied with triple superphosphate on rhizosphere soil characteristics, nodule formation, phytoconstituents and antioxidant…”
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Effect of pineapple waste biochar and compost application on the growth and yield of pineapple varieties in Ghana by Hanyabui, Emmanuel, Frimpong, Kwame Agyei, Annor-Frempong, Festus, Atiah, Kofi

“…IntroductionBiochar is one of the commonly used soil amendments for sustainable agriculture. The effect of biochar on crop yields depends on the quality of the…”
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Potential of termite mounds and its surrounding soils as soil amendments in smallholder farms in central Uganda by Apori, Samuel Obeng, Murongo, Marius, Hanyabui, Emmanuel, Atiah, Kofi, Byalebeka, John

“…The low fertility of highly weathered soils has been a major problem for resource-constrained smallholder farmers. In central Uganda, smallholder farmers have…”
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Influence of land use types on the distribution of selected soil properties in tropical soils of the Coastal Savanna zone by Abindaw, Thomas, Hanyabui, Emmanuel, Atiah, Kofi, Akwasi, Edward Ampofo, Ziblim, Imoro Abukari

“…Globally, efforts are being made to identify land use types that could potentially improve carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change and global warming…”
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Phosphorus sorption in tropical soils by Hanyabui, Emmanuel, Obeng Apori, Samuel, Agyei Frimpong, Kwame, Atiah, Kofi, Abindaw, Thomas, Ali, Muhammed, Yeboah Asiamah, Joshua, Byalebeka, John

“…Phosphorus is an important primary nutrient required by plants in large quantities. The various forms of P that plants can take up are the primary monobasic…”
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Plasticity of root hair and rhizosheath traits and their relationship to phosphorus uptake in sorghum by Adu, Michael O., Zigah, Nathaniel, Yawson, David O., Amoah, Kwadwo K., Afutu, Emmanuel, Atiah, Kofi, Darkwa, Alfred A., Asare, Paul A.

“…Sorghum is an essential crop for resilient and adaptive responses to climate change. The root systems of crop plants significantly contribute to the tolerance…”
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Quick Determination of Soil Quality Using Portable Spectroscopy and Efficient Multivariate Techniques by Teye, Ernest, Amuah, Charles L. Y., Atiah, Kofi, Darko, Ransford Opoku, Abindaw, Thomas, Amoah, Kwadwo Kusi, Miyittah, Michael, Afutu, Emmanuel, Owusu, Rebecca

“…Rapid and onsite determination of the soil status and quality parameters holds a brighter potential for improving food security, and minimizing waste of the…”
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Feasibility Study on the Use of a Portable NIR Spectrometer and Multivariate Data Analysis to Discriminate and Quantify Adulteration in Fertilizer by Teye, Ernest, Amuah, Charles L. Y., Atiah, Kofi, Darko, Ransford Opoku, Amoah, Kwadwo Kusi, Afutu, Emmanuel, Owusu, Rebecca

“…The rise in population growth worldwide requires efficient management of agricultural lands through the correct determination of authentic fertilizers. In this…”
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Root System Traits Contribute to Variability and Plasticity in Response to Phosphorus Fertilization in 2 Field-Grown Sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Cultivars by Adu, Michael O, Asare, Paul A, Yawson, David O, Amoah, Kwadwo K, Atiah, Kofi, Duah, Matthew K, Graham, Alex

“…Due to roots' physical and physiological roles in crop productivity, interest in root system architecture (RSA) and plasticity in responses to abiotic stresses…”
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Moringa Oleifera Seeds as a Low-Cost Biosorbent for Removing Heavy Metals from Wastewater by Apor Obeng, Samuel, Atiah, Kofi, Hanyabui, Emmanuel, Byalebeka, John

“…Heavy metals are considered to be one of the major contaminants of water in recent years due to their non-biodegradable property; hence making them toxic and…”
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Quantifying root-induced soil strength, measured as soil penetration resistance, from different crop plants and soil types by Kumi, Francis, Obour, Peter B., Arthur, Emmanuel, Moore, Stephen E., Asare, Paul A., Asiedu, Joel, Angnuureng, Donatus B., Atiah, Kofi, Amoah, Kwadwo K., Amponsah, Shadrack K., Dorvlo, Selorm Y., Banafo, Samuel, Adu, Michael O.

“…A common soil mechanical property for assessing soil strength is soil penetration resistance (PR) or soil cone index (CI), which is related to the undrained…”
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Effects of biochar, waste water irrigation and fertilization on soil properties in West African urban agriculture by Häring, Volker, Manka’abusi, Delphine, Akoto-Danso, Edmund K., Werner, Steffen, Atiah, Kofi, Steiner, Christoph, Lompo, Désiré J. P., Adiku, Samuel, Buerkert, Andreas, Marschner, Bernd

“…In large areas of sub-Saharan Africa crop production must cope with low soil fertility. To increase soil fertility, the application of biochar (charred…”
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Participatory trials of on-farm biochar production and use in Tamale, Ghana by Steiner, Christoph, Bellwood-Howard, Imogen, Häring, Volker, Tonkudor, Kwame, Addai, Foster, Atiah, Kofi, Abubakari, Abdul Halim, Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Marschner, Bernd, Buerkert, Andreas

“…Urban agriculture is characterized by fast rotation of cropping cycles and high inputs and outputs on relatively small areas of land. Depletion of soil organic…”
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Author Correction: Effects of biochar, waste water irrigation and fertilization on soil properties in West African urban agriculture by Häring, Volker, Manka’abusi, Delphine, Akoto-Danso, Edmund K., Werner, Steffen, Atiah, Kofi, Steiner, Christoph, Lompo, Désiré J. P., Adiku, Samuel, Buerkert, Andreas, Marschner, Bernd

“…A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has not been fixed in the paper…”
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