Search Results - "Roobroeck, D."
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Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in International journal of agricultural sustainability (02-11-2017)“…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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Dinitrogen and nitrous oxide exchanges from an undrained monolith fen: short-term responses following nitrate addition
Published in European journal of soil science (01-10-2010)“…Gaseous nitrogen exchanges from undrained peat soils and the effect of external nitrate input are poorly understood. This paper reports net N₂ and N₂O…”
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High N2O consumption potential of weakly disturbed fen mires with dissimilar denitrifier community structure
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-03-2019)“…Peat soils can be strong sources of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O), but at the same time act as sinks for the greenhouse gas N2O. However, the role of N2O…”
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Maize grain yield responses to realistic biochar application rates on smallholder farms in Kenya
Published in Agronomy for sustainable development (2022)“…Despite efforts to increase agricultural production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa, large gaps remain between actual and potential yield of food crops…”
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Leaky nitrogen cycle in pristine African montane rainforest soil
Published in Global biogeochemical cycles (01-10-2015)“…Many pristine humid tropical forests show simultaneously high nitrogen (N) richness and sustained loss of bioavailable N forms. To better understand this…”
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