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Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development by Vitousek, P.M, Naylor, R, Crews, T, David, M.B, Drinkwater, L.E, Holland, E, Johnes, P.J, Katzenberger, J, Martinelli, L.A, Matson, P.A, Nziguheba, G, Ojima, D, Palm, C.A, Robertson, G.P, Sanchez, P.A, Townsend, A.R, Zhang, F.S

“…Nutrient additions to intensive agricultural systems range from inadequate to excessive--and both extremes have substantial human and environmental costs…”
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Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer by Vanlauwe, B., Coyne, D., Gockowski, J., Hauser, S., Huising, J., Masso, C., Nziguheba, G., Schut, M., Van Asten, P.

“…•Intensification of smallholder agriculture is a must for most of sub-Saharan Africa.•Sustainable Intensification (SI) integrates productivity, other services…”
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Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation by Vanlauwe, B, Descheemaeker, K, Giller, K E, Huising, J, Merckx, R, Nziguheba, G, Wendt, J, Zingore, S

“…Intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to address rural poverty and natural resource degradation. Integrated soil…”
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Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa by Kihara, J., Huising, J., Nziguheba, G., Waswa, B. S., Njoroge, S., Kabambe, V., Iwuafor, E., Kibunja, C., Esilaba, A. O., Coulibaly, A.

“…Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is plagued by low productivity and little research is available on the attainable responses and profitability to applied nutrients…”
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Measuring household legume cultivation intensity in sub-Saharan Africa by Barnes, A. P., Muoni, T., Öborn, I., Bergkvist, G., Nziguheba, G., Watson, C. A., Vanlauwe, B., Duncan, A. J.

“…Legumes form part of an ecological-based solution to intensification in areas with limited access to external inputs. Despite a number of decades of…”
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Assessment of nutrient deficiencies in maize in nutrient omission trials and long-term field experiments in the West African Savanna by Nziguheba, G, Tossah, B. K, Diels, J, Franke, A. C, Aihou, K, Iwuafor, E. N. O, Nwoke, C, Merckx, R

“…Low soil fertility is one of the main constraints to crop production in the West African savanna. However, the response of major cereals to fertilizer…”
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Tithonia diversifolia as a green manure for soil fertility improvement in western Kenya : A review by JAMA, B, PALM, C. A, BURESH, R. J, NIANG, A, GACHENGO, C, NZIGUHEBA, G, AMADALO, B

“…Tithonia diversifolia, a shrub in the family Asteraceae, is widely distributed along farm boundaries in the humid and subhumid tropics of Africa. Green biomass…”
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Soil phosphorus fractions and adsorption as affected by organic and inorganic sources by Nziguheba, G. (Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme, Nairobi (Kenya).), Palm, C.A, Buresh, R.J, Smithson, P.C

“…The effect of organic and inorganic sources of phosphorus (P) on soil P fractions and P adsorption was studied in a field without plant growth on a Kandiudalf…”
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Organic residues affect phosphorus availability and maize yields in a Nitisol of western Kenya by NZIGUHEBA, Generose, MERCKX, Roel, PALM, Cheryl A, RAO, Meka R

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Inputs of trace elements in agricultural soils via phosphate fertilizers in European countries by Nziguheba, Generose, Smolders, Erik

“…Mineral fertilizers are sources of diffuse metal enrichment of agricultural soils. A survey of phosphate fertilizers (blends or raw) sold on the European…”
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Combining Tithonia diversifolia and fertilizers for maize production in a phosphorus deficient soil in Kenya by NZIGUHEBA, G, MERCKX, R, PALM, C. A, MUTUO, P

“…The ability of Tithonia diversifolia, fertilizers and their combination to improve maize production in a P-deficient Ferralsol was studied in western Kenya…”
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Monitoring the world's agriculture by Lehmann, Johannes, Sircely, Jason, Leemans, Rik, Remans, Roseline, Palm, Cheryl A, Tomich, Thomas P, Nziguheba, Generose, Cassman, Kenneth G, Denning, Glenn, Castle, David, Milder, Jeffrey C, Sachs, Jeffrey, Jackson, Louise E, Naeem, Shahid, Reganold, John P, Winowiecki, Leigh, DeFries, Ruth, Fanzo, Jessica, Richter, Daniel D, Andelman, Sandy J, Pingali, Prabhu L, Scherr, Sara J, Sanchez, Pedro A, Smukler, Sean, Sullivan, Clare

“…To feed the world without further damaging the planet, Jeffrey Sachs and 24 food-system experts call for a global data collection and dissemination network to…”
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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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Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19 by Poch, Rosa M., dos Anjos, Lucia H. C., Attia, Rafla, Balks, Megan, Benavides-Mendoza, Adalberto, Bolaños-Benavides, Martha M., Calzolari, Costanza, Chabala, Lydia M., de Ruiter, Peter C., Francke-Campaña, Samuel, García Préchac, Fernando, Graber, Ellen R., Halavatau, Siosiua, Hassan, Kutaiba M., Hien, Edmond, Jin, Ke, Khan, Mohammad, Konyushkova, Maria, Lobb, David A., Moshia, Matshwene E., Murase, Jun, Nziguheba, Generose, Patra, Ashok K., Pierzynski, Gary, Rodríguez Eugenio, Natalia, Vargas Rojas, Ronald

“…Humanity depends on the existence of healthy soils, both for the production of food and for ensuring a healthy, biodiverse environment, among other functions…”
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Assessment of nutrient deficiencies in maize in nutrient omission trials and long-term field experiments in the West African Savanna by Nziguheba, G, Tossah, B.K, Diels, J, Franke, A.C, Aihou, K, Iwuafor, E.N.O, Nwoke, C, Merckx, R

“…Low soil fertility is one of the main constraints to crop production in the West African savanna. However, the response of major cereals to fertilizer…”
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Sulphur immobilization and availability in soils assessed using isotope dilution by Nziguheba, Generose, Smolders, Erik, Merckx, Roel

“…Increasing recognition of S deficiency in soils has raised the need for understanding processes governing S cycling and availability in soils. However, the…”
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Mineralization of sulfur from organic residues assessed by inverse isotope dilution by Nziguheba, Generose, Smolders, Erik, Merckx, Roel

“…Sulfur (S) deficiency in soils is increasingly recognized in agricultural systems. The quantification of S mineralization/immobilization processes after…”
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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a phosphorus-deficient soil amended with organic residues and fertilizers in western Kenya by Nziguheba, G, Merckx, R, Palm, C.A

“…The contribution of organic resources to the restoration of soil fertility in smallholder farming systems in East Africa is being tested as an alternative to…”
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Organic acids in the rhizosphere and root characteristics of soybean (Glycine max) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in relation to phosphorus uptake in poor savanna soils by Nwoke, O C, Diels, J, Abaidoo, R, Nziguheba, G, Merckx, R

“…Root characteristics associated with phosphorus (P) uptake under limiting soil-P conditions were examined in two sets of greenhouse experiments. Average…”
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Response—Nutrient Imbalances by Vitousek, P. M., Naylor, R., Crews, T., David, M. B., Drinkwater, L. E., Holland, E., Johnes, P. J., Katzenberger, J., Martinelli, L. A., Matson, P. A., Nziguheba, G., Ojima, D., Palm, C. A., Robertson, G. P., Sanchez, P. A., Townsend, A. R., Zhang, F. S.

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