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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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Understanding nutrient imbalances in maize (Zea maysL.) using the diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS) approach in the Maize belt of Nigeria by Aliyu, Kamaluddin T., Huising, Jeroen, Kamara, Alpha Y., Jibrin, Jibrin M., Mohammed, Ibrahim B., Nziguheba, Generose, Adam, Adam M., Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Low nutrient use efficiency in maize as a result of imbalanced nutrition has been reported to drastically reduce yield. We implemented a nutrient omission…”
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Quantifying the prevalence of (non)-response to fertilizers in sub-Saharan Africa using on-farm trial data by Nziguheba, Generose, van Heerwaarden, Joost, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Poor and variable crop responses to fertilizer applications constitute a production risk and may pose a barrier to fertilizer adoption in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Assessment of sustainable land use: linking land management practices to sustainable land use indicators by Nziguheba, Generose, Adewopo, Julius, Masso, Cargele, Nabahungu, Nsharwasi Leon, Six, Johan, Sseguya, Haroon, Taulya, Godfrey, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Land degradation threatens food production especially in smallholder farming systems predominant in sub-Saharan Africa. Monitoring the effects of agricultural…”
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Nitrogen budgets and nitrogen use efficiency as agricultural performance indicators in Lake Victoria basin by Ntinyari, Winnie, Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph, Giweta, Mekonnen, Mutegi, James, Mochoge, Benson, Nziguheba, Generose, Masso, Cargele

“…Too little nitrogen (N) is a threat to crop productivity and soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nitrogen budgets (NB) and nitrogen use efficiency…”
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Assessment of the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration With Emphasis on Nitrogen Use Efficiency to Reduce Yield Gaps in Maize Production by Winnie, Ntinyari, Giweta, Mekonnen, Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph, Mochoge, Benson, Mutegi, James, Nziguheba, Generose, Masso, Cargele

“…The Abuja Fertilizer Declaration in 2006 recommended the increase of fertilizer use from the current practice for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to achieve food…”
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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa? by Dontsop Nguezet, Paul Martin, Ainembabazi, John Herbert, Alene, Arega, Abdulaye, Tahirou, Feleke, Shiferaw, Nziguheba, Generose, Khonje, Makaiko, Mignouna, Djana, Okafor, Christopher, Njukwe, Emmanuel, Van Asten, Piet, Mapatano, Sylvain, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Manyong, Victor

“…This study evaluated the poverty reduction impact of the adoption of cropping system intensification (CSI) technologies using the endogenous switching…”
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Benefits of soil carbon: report on the outcomes of an international scientific committee on problems of the environment rapid assessment workshop by Banwart, Steve, Black, Helaina, Cai, Zucong, Gicheru, Patrick, Joosten, Hans, Victoria, Reynaldo, Milne, Eleanor, Noellemeyer, Elke, Pascual, Unai, Nziguheba, Generose, Vargas, Rodrigo, Bationo, Andre, Buschiazzo, Daniel, de-Brogniez, Delphine, Melillo, Jerry, Richter, Dan, Termansen, Mette, van Noordwijk, Meine, Goverse, Tessa, Ballabio, Cristiano, Bhattacharyya, Tapas, Goldhaber, Marty, Nikolaidis, Nikolaos, Zhao, Yongcun, Funk, Roger, Duffy, Chris, Pan, Genxing, la Scala, Newton, Gottschalk, Pia, Batjes, Niels, Six, Johan, van Wesemael, Bas, Stocking, Michael, Bampa, Francesca, Bernoux, Martial, Feller, Christian, Lemanceau, Philippe, Montanarella, Luca

“…A Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment Rapid Assessment (SCOPE-RAP) workshop was held on 18-22 March 2013. This workshop was hosted by the…”
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Soil phosphorus dynamics and maize response to different rates of phosphorus fertilizer applied to an Acrisol in western Kenya by Nziguheba, Generose, Merckx, Roel, Palm, Cheryl A.

“…In phosphorus deficient soils and under smallscale farming systems, the development of efficient management strategies for P fertilizers is crucial to sustain…”
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Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms by Roobroeck, Dries, Palm, Cheryl A., Nziguheba, Generose, Weil, Ray, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…•Occurrences of non-responsiveness ranged from 0%–68% across sites and seasons.•Fertilizer responses by each crop may contrast on a field during the same…”
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Biochar amendment impacts on microbial community structures and biological and enzyme activities in a weathered tropical sandy loam by Amoakwah, Emmanuel, Arthur, Emmanuel, Frimpong, Kwame A., Lorenz, Nicola, Rahman, Mohammad Arifur, Nziguheba, Generose, Islam, Khandakar R.

“…Microbial biomass and its activity influence soil quality to sustain crop productivity. A field experiment was conducted to investigate changes in soil…”
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Application of secondary nutrients and micronutrients increases crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa by Kihara, Job, Sileshi, Gudeta Weldesemayat, Nziguheba, Generose, Kinyua, Michael, Zingore, Shamie, Sommer, Rolf

“…Secondary and micronutrients are important in enhancing crop productivity; yet, they are hardly studied in sub-Sahara Africa. In this region, the main focus…”
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Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification by Nziguheba, Generose, Zingore, Shamie, Kihara, Job, Merckx, Roel, Njoroge, Samuel, Otinga, Abigael, Vandamme, Elke, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Current efforts in combating food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) focus on agricultural intensification. Given the high soil nutrient depletions,…”
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Critical slope length for soil loss mitigation in maize-bean cropping systems in SW Kenya by Koomson, Eric, Muoni, Tarirai, Marohn, Carsten, Nziguheba, Generose, Öborn, Ingrid, Cadisch, Georg

“…•Soil loss and soil loss:maize yield ratio in Kenyan intercrop systems rose with slope length but runoff declined per area.•Knowledge of critical slope length…”
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Long-term evidence for ecological intensification as a pathway to sustainable agriculture by MacLaren, Chloe, Mead, Andrew, van Balen, Derk, Claessens, Lieven, Etana, Ararso, de Haan, Janjo, Haagsma, Wiepie, Jäck, Ortrud, Keller, Thomas, Labuschagne, Johan, Myrbeck, Åsa, Necpalova, Magdalena, Nziguheba, Generose, Six, Johan, Strauss, Johann, Swanepoel, Pieter Andreas, Thierfelder, Christian, Topp, Cairistiona, Tshuma, Flackson, Verstegen, Harry, Walker, Robin, Watson, Christine, Wesselink, Marie, Storkey, Jonathan

“…Ecological intensification (EI) could help return agriculture into a ‘safe operating space’ for humanity. Using a novel application of meta-analysis to data…”
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Guest editorial—Policies and practices in action to address soil erosion: A special issue from the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion 2019 by Lefèvre, Clara, Balks, Megan, Nziguheba, Generose, Poch, Rosa M.

“…This special issue is the second one drawn from the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER, May 15–17, 2019, Rome, Italy) and includes contributions dealing…”
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Understanding variability in crop response to fertilizer and amendments in sub-Saharan Africa by Kihara, Job, Nziguheba, Generose, Zingore, Shamie, Coulibaly, Adama, Esilaba, Anthony, Kabambe, Vernon, Njoroge, Samuel, Palm, Cheryl, Huising, Jeroen

“…•In upto 25% of fields, maize is non-responsive to fertilizer and amendments.•Multiple factors that vary by site explain poor crop response to fertilizers.•Low…”
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi by Niyuhire, Marie-Chantal, Pypers, Pieter, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Nziguheba, Generose, Roobroeck, Dries, Merckx, Roel

“…•Climbing beans produced more than bush beans for 80% of the farmers.•Both bean and maize responded positively to DAP fertilizer in 60% of the farms.•Early…”
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Market access and resource endowment define the soil fertility status of smallholder farming systems of South‐Kivu, DR Congo by Balume Kayani, Isaac, Agumas, Birhanu, Musyoki, Mary, Nziguheba, Generose, Marohn, Carsten, Benz, Martin, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Cadisch, Georg, Rasche, Frank

“…This study verified the inter‐related effect of ‘market distance’, defined as walking time, ‘farm typology’, defined as resource endowment, and ‘site’, defined…”
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Agro‐ecology, resource endowment and indigenous knowledge interactions modulate soil fertility in mixed farming systems in Central and Western Ethiopia by Agumas, Birhanu, Balume, Isaac, Musyoki, Mary K., Benz, Martin, Nziguheba, Generose, Marohn, Carsten, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Cadisch, Georg, Rasche, Frank

“…Site‐specific soil fertility management requires a fundamental understanding of factors that modulate soil fertility variability in the local context. To…”
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