Search Results - "Bekunda, M"

Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania by Kihara, J, Tamene, L. D, Massawe, P, Bekunda, M

“…Improved agronomic management is important to reduce yield gaps and enhance food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was undertaken to understand…”
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Trees improve water storage and reduce soil evaporation in agroforestry systems on bench terraces in SW Uganda by Siriri, D., Wilson, J., Coe, R., Tenywa, M. M., Bekunda, M. A., Ong, C. K., Black, C. R.

“…The success of agroforestry in semi-arid areas depends on efficient use of available water and effective strategies to limit tree/crop competition and maximise…”
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Indicators of soil quality: A South–South development of a methodological guide for linking local and technical knowledge by Barrios, E., Delve, R.J., Bekunda, M., Mowo, J., Agunda, J., Ramisch, J., Trejo, M.T., Thomas, R.J.

“…The increasing attention paid to local soil knowledge results from a greater recognition that farmer knowledge can offer many insights into the sustainable…”
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Unlocking maize crop productivity through improved management practices in northern Tanzania by Kihara, J, Kizito, F, Jumbo, M, Kinyua, M, Bekunda, M

“…Addressing the problem of low crop productivity and food insecurity can be accelerated through community-centered implementation of good agricultural…”
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Impacts of heterogeneity in soil fertility on legume-finger millet productivity, farmers' targeting and economic benefits by Ebanyat, P, de Ridder, N, de Jager, A, Delve, R. J, Bekunda, M. A, Giller, K. E

“…Targeting of integrated management practices for smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary due to the great heterogeneity in soil fertility…”
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Assessment of pre-harvest aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Babati District, Tanzania by Nyangi, C, Beed, F, Mugula J.K, Boni, S, Koyano, E, Mahuku, G, Sulyok, M, Bekunda, M

“…A survey was conducted in 2013 to establish total aflatoxin and total fumonisin in maize, as well as farmers' practices relating to maize cultivation and…”
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Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa by Okalebo, J. R, Othieno, C. O, Woomer, P. L, Karanja, N. K, Semoka, J. R. M, Bekunda, M. A, Mugendi, D. N, Muasya, R. M, Bationo, A, Mukhwana, E. J

“…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…”
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GEOSPATIAL APPROACH FOR DELINEATING EXTRAPOLATION DOMAINS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES by Muthoni, F. K., Baijukya, F., Sseguya, H., Bekunda, M., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Ouko, E., Mubea, K.

“…Sustainable intensification (SI) is a viable pathway to increase agricultural production and improve ecosystem health. Scaling SI technologies in locations…”
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The use of Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. (Rutaceae) in traditional medicine practice in East Africa by Orwa, J.A., Jondiko, I.J.O., Minja, R.J.A., Bekunda, M.

“…Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. (Rutaceae) has been used by traditional health practitioners in East Africa for management of diseases, however, the extent of its…”
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Quantifying bunch weights of the East African Highland bananas ( Musa spp. AAA-EA) using non-destructive field observations by Wairegi, L.W.I., van Asten, P.J.A., Tenywa, M., Bekunda, M.

“…In banana on-farm studies in the East African Highlands, quantification of production has been difficult because plants are at different stages of development…”
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Research on nutrient flows and balances in East and Southern Africa: state-of-the-art by Nandwa, S.M, Bekunda, M.A

“…East and Southern Africa have soils that are still relatively fertile, notably those in the Highlands, associated with the Rift valley area. The lower areas…”
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Agronomic and economic performance of legume-legume and cereal-legume intercropping systems in Northern Tanzania by Kinyua, M.W., Kihara, J., Bekunda, M., Bolo, P., Mairura, F.S., Fischer, G., Mucheru-Muna, M.W.

“…Cereal-legume intercropping, a common practice among farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is important for crop diversification, soil fertility improvement,…”
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Toward a nitrogen footprint calculator for Tanzania by Hutton, Mary Olivia, Leach, Allison M, Leip, Adrian, Galloway, James N, Bekunda, Mateete, Sullivan, Clare, Lesschen, Jan Peter

“…We present the first nitrogen footprint model for a developing country: Tanzania. Nitrogen (N) is a crucial element for agriculture and human nutrition, but in…”
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Organic resource management in banana-based cropping systems of the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda by Bekunda, Mateete A., Woomer, Paul L.

“…The cultivation of plantain and cooking banana in humid areas of Uganda continues to grow in importance as rural population densities increase and as demand…”
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Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa by Vanlauwe, B., AbdelGadir, A. H., Adewopo, J., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Asare, R., Baijukya, F., Baars, E., Bekunda, M., Coyne, D., Dianda, M., Dontsop-Nguezet, P. M., Ebanyat, P., Hauser, S., Huising, J., Jalloh, A., Jassogne, L., Kamai, N., Kamara, A., Kanampiu, F., Kehbila, A., Kintche, K., Kreye, C., Larbi, A., Masso, C., Matungulu, P., Mohammed, I., Nabahungu, L., Nielsen, F., Nziguheba, G., Pypers, P., Roobroeck, D., Schut, M., Taulya, G., Thuita, M., Uzokwe, V. N. E., van Asten, P., Wairegi, L., Yemefack, M., Mutsaers, H. J. W.

“…Low and declining soil fertility has been recognized for a long time as a major impediment to intensifying agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)…”
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ASSESSMENT OF PRE-HARVEST AFLATOXIN AND FUMONISIN CONTAMINATION OF MAIZE IN BABATI DISTRICT, TANZANIA by Nyangi, C, Beed, F, Mugula, JK, Boni, S, Koyano, E, Mahuku, G, Sulyok, M, Bekunda, M

“…A survey was conducted in 2013 to establish total aflatoxin and total fumonisin in maize, as well as farmers' practices relating to maize cultivation and…”
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Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda by Ebanyat, P, Ridder, N. de, Jager, A. de, Delve, R.J, Bekunda, M, Giller, K.E

“…Smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa have undergone changes in land use, productivity and sustainability. Understanding of the drivers that have…”
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Biological Management of Water Hyacinth Waste in Uganda by Woomer, Paul L., Muzira, Robert, Bwamiki, David, Mutetikka, David, Amoding, Alice, Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…The recent biological invasion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) into lakes and rivers of East Africa has forced the implementation of…”
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Use of the partial nutrient budget as an indicator of nutrient depletion in the highlands of southwestern Uganda by Bekunda, Mateete, Manzi, Geofrey

“…Agricultural management has its roots in the manipulation of the system to optimise conditions for crop production. It is now widely recognised that this could…”
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Decomposition of crop residues in banana-based cropping systems of Uganda by Lekasi, J.K, Bekunda, M.A, Woomer, P.L, Tenywa, J.S

“…In banana-based cropping systems of Uganda, complex strategies of organic resource management have developed. The traditional method of cultivation includes…”
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