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| Mathu, Samuel; Thonar, Cécile; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Messmer, Monika; Frossard, Emmanuel. |
| Introduction In Kenya, cowpea is the most important pulse crop in the dry lands of Eastern and Coastal regions where it is commonly inter cropped with maize and sorghum. The poor yields obtained in small holder farms in Kenya (150 kg ha-1) can in part be attributed to the use of poor yielding varieties, low soil fertility (mainly N and P deficiency) low presence of effective indigenous rhizobia and high occurrence of highly competitive but inefficient indigenous rhizobia strains. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) through exploitation of the rhizobia-legume symbiosis and use of inoculants coupled with soil amendments such as Phosphorus offers in part a means to improve cowpea yield, nutrition and soil fertility. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality Breeding; Genetics and propagation Africa. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/22169/1/mathu-etal-2012-Poster-ISFM-nairobi-kenya.pdf |
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| Adamtey, Noah; Musyoka, Martha W.; Zundel, Christine; Cobo, Juan Guillermo; Karanja, Edward; Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Muriuki, Anne; Mucheru-Muna, Monica; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Berset, Estelle; Messmer, Monika M.; Gattinger, Andreas; Bhullar, Gurbir S.; Cadisch, Georg; Fliessbach, Andreas; Mäder, Paul; Niggli, Urs; Forster, Dionys. |
| In 2007 two long-term trials were established in Kenya to contribute research-based evidence to the global debate on the productivity, economic viability and sustainability of different agricultural production systems. These trials compare conventional (Conv) and organic (Org) farming systems at high and low input levels at two locations, i.e. Chuka, with Humic Nitisols, high inherent soil fertility and rainfall, and Thika, with Rhodic Nitisols with low soil fertility and rainfall. The high input systems (High) represent commercial-scale, export-oriented production that uses the recommended amounts of fertilisers, pesticides and irrigation water to generate high yields, whilst the low input systems (Low) represent local smallholder practices, using... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems Cereals; Pulses and oilseeds Africa. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30697/1/Adamtey-etal-2016-AGEE-Vol235-p61-79.pdf |
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| Zundel, Christine; Schneider, Monika; Musyoka, Martha; Muriuki, Anne; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Mucheru-Muna, Monica; Chabi-Olaye, Adenirin; Niggli, Urs. |
| Organic Agriculture is perceived by many stakeholders as a promising approach to increase food security in developing countries. However, only few attempts have been made so far to assess agronomic and economic performance of Organic Agriculture in these regions in a systematic way. The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), together with its partners, is presently establishing long-term comparisons of farming systems in various agro-ecological and socio-economic contexts to study the different parameters that are essential for sustainable development. To date, three study areas have been selected: (a) a sub-humid area in Kenya where farming is subsistence-oriented; (b) a semi-arid area in India where cotton is produced for the export market;... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18373/1/Zundel-etal-2009-african-organic-conference.pdf |
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| Mathu Ndungu, Samuel; Messmer, Monika; Ziegler, Dominik; Gamper, Hannes; Mészáros, Éva; Thuita, Moses; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Frossard, Emmanuel; Thonar, Cécile. |
| Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is an important African food legume suitable for dry regions. It is the main legume in two contrasting agro-ecological regions of Kenya as an important component of crop rotations because of its relative tolerance to unpredictable drought events. This study was carried out in an effort to establish a collection of bacterial root nodule symbionts and determine their relationship to physicochemical soil parameters as well as any geographical distributional patterns. Bradyrhizobium spp. were found to be widespread in this study and several different types could be identified at each site. Unique but rare symbionts were recovered from the nodules of plants sampled in a drier in-land region, where there were also overall more... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Vegetables Crop health; Quality; Protection Africa. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33099/1/Ndungu-etal-2018-AEE-Vol261-p161-171.pdf |
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