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Fertilizer use optimization in sub-Saharan Africa / / Charles S. Wortmann and Keith Sones, editors
| Fertilizer use optimization in sub-Saharan Africa / / Charles S. Wortmann and Keith Sones, editors |
| Autore | Wortmann Charles S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | UK, : CABI, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps, charts; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 631.80967 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fertilizers - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertilizers - Application - Africa, Sub-Saharan Soil fertility - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto non controllato |
profitability
Nyasaland Least Developed Countries fertilisers linear programming application rates Mozambique optimization Malawi Mali ACP Countries Nigeria Abyssinia Community of Portuguese Language Countries profits Commonwealth of Nations fertilizers Bourkina Fasso Niger Rwanda Tanzania Africa Ghana Zambia soil fertility Kenya Tanganyika Portuguese Speaking Africa Africa South of Sahara Burkina Faso West Africa SADC Countries Southern Africa Francophone Africa subsaharan Africa Uganda Developing Countries Anglophone Africa Ethiopia East Africa |
| ISBN | 1-78639-205-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910420933503321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : the multiple roles of legumes in integrated soil fertility management / / Andre Bationo ... [et al.], editors
| Fighting poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : the multiple roles of legumes in integrated soil fertility management / / Andre Bationo ... [et al.], editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2011.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 633.30967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BationoA (Andre) |
| Collana | Life sciences Fighting poverty in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil fertility - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Agricultural ecology - Africa, Sub-Saharan Legumes - Africa, Sub-Saharan Integrated agricultural systems - Africa, Sub-Saharan Poverty - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
1-283-47008-X
9786613470089 94-007-1536-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1: Agro-ecological distribution of legumes in farming systems and identification of biophysical niches for legumes growth, Nandwa SM (The late), Obanyi SN and Mafongoya PL -- Chapter 2: Socio- economic contribution of Legumes to Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa; Odendo M, Bationo A and Kimani S -- Chapter 3: Inter And Intra-Specific Variation Of Legumes And Mechanisms To Access And Adapt To Less Available Soil Phosphorus And Rock Phosphate, Nandwa SM (The late), Bationo A, Obanyi SN, Rao IM, Sanginga N and Vanlauwe B -- Chapter 4: Legume based cropping systems and soil biodiversity dynamics; Karanja NK, Kimenju JM, Esilaba AO, Jefwa J and Ayuke F -- Chapter 5: Strategies to adapt, disseminate and scale out legume based technologies; Mugendi DN, Waswa BS, Mucheru MW and Kimetu JM -- Chapter 6: Comparative Analysis of the Current and Potential Role of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in West and Central Africa; Bationo A, Kimetu J, Vanlauwe B, Bagayoko M, Koala S and Mokwunye AU -- Chapter 7: Comparative Analysis of the Current and Potential Role of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in East Africa; Mugendi DN, Waswa BS, Mucheru M, Kimetu JM and Palm C -- Chapter 8: Comparative Analysis of the Current and Potential Role of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Southern Africa; Mapfumo P -- Chapter 9: Options for improving plant nutrition to increase common bean productivity in Africa; Jansa J, Bationo A, Frossard E and Rao IM -- Conclusion and the way forward. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825453403321 |
| New York, : Springer, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.]
| Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.4/2/0967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanlauweB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil fertility - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertilizers - Africa, Sub-Saharan Crops - Nutrition - Africa, Sub-Saharan Plant nutrients - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-82971-0
9786610829712 0-85199-885-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Forty Years of Soil Fertility Work in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2 Soil Fertility Replenishment Takes Off in East and Southern Africa; 3 A Systems Approach to Target Balanced Nutrient Management in Soilscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa; 4 In for a Penny, in for a Pound: Strategic Site-selection as a Key Element for On-farm Research that Aims to Trigger Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in West Africa; 5 Agricultural Transformation and Fertilizer Use in the Cerealbased Systems of the Northern Guinea Savannah, Nigeria
6 Partial Macronutrient Balances of Mucuna/Maize Rotations in the Forest Savannah Transitional Zone of Ghana7 Process Research and Soil Fertility in Africa: Who Cares?; 8 Fertilizer Equivalency Values of Organic Materials of Differing Quality; 9 Plant N Uptake from Plant and Animal Organic Residues, Measured Using the Soil Pre-labelling 15N Isotope Dilution Approach; 10 Contribution of Organic Residues to Soil Phosphorus Availability in the Highlands of Western Kenya; 11 Resource Acquisition of Mixed Species Fallows - Competition or Complementarity? 12 Targeting Management of Organic Resources and Mineral Fertilizers: Can we Match Scientists' Fantasies with Farmers' Realities?13 Direct Interactions between N Fertilizer and Organic Matter: Evidence from Trials with 15N-labelled Fertilizer; 14 On-farm Evaluation of the Contribution of Sole and Mixed Applications of Organic Matter and Urea to Maize Grain Production in the Savannah; 15 Yield Trends, Soil Nitrogen and Organic Matter Content During 20 Years of Continuous Maize Cultivation 16 Meeting the Phosphorus Needs of the Soils and Crops of West Africa: the Role of Indigenous Phosphate Rocks17 Options for Increasing P Availability from Low Reactive Phosphate Rock; 18 Phosphorus Uptake from Sparingly Available Soil-P by Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes; 19 Improving Phosphate Rock Solubility and Uptake and Yields of Lowland Rice Grown on an Acidic Soil Amended with Legume Green Manure; 20 Decision Making on Integrated Nutrient Management through the Eyes of the Scientist, the Land-user and the Policy Maker 21 Legumes: When and Where an Option? (No Panacea for Poor Tropical West African Soils and Expensive Fertilizers)22 Options for Soil Organic Carbon Maintenance under Intensive Cropping in the West African Savannah; 23 On-farm Research and Operational Strategies in Soil Fertility Management; 24 Recommendations; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456058203321 |
| Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.]
| Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.4/2/0967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanlauweB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil fertility - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertilizers - Africa, Sub-Saharan Crops - Nutrition - Africa, Sub-Saharan Plant nutrients - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
1-280-82971-0
9786610829712 0-85199-885-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Forty Years of Soil Fertility Work in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2 Soil Fertility Replenishment Takes Off in East and Southern Africa; 3 A Systems Approach to Target Balanced Nutrient Management in Soilscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa; 4 In for a Penny, in for a Pound: Strategic Site-selection as a Key Element for On-farm Research that Aims to Trigger Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in West Africa; 5 Agricultural Transformation and Fertilizer Use in the Cerealbased Systems of the Northern Guinea Savannah, Nigeria
6 Partial Macronutrient Balances of Mucuna/Maize Rotations in the Forest Savannah Transitional Zone of Ghana7 Process Research and Soil Fertility in Africa: Who Cares?; 8 Fertilizer Equivalency Values of Organic Materials of Differing Quality; 9 Plant N Uptake from Plant and Animal Organic Residues, Measured Using the Soil Pre-labelling 15N Isotope Dilution Approach; 10 Contribution of Organic Residues to Soil Phosphorus Availability in the Highlands of Western Kenya; 11 Resource Acquisition of Mixed Species Fallows - Competition or Complementarity? 12 Targeting Management of Organic Resources and Mineral Fertilizers: Can we Match Scientists' Fantasies with Farmers' Realities?13 Direct Interactions between N Fertilizer and Organic Matter: Evidence from Trials with 15N-labelled Fertilizer; 14 On-farm Evaluation of the Contribution of Sole and Mixed Applications of Organic Matter and Urea to Maize Grain Production in the Savannah; 15 Yield Trends, Soil Nitrogen and Organic Matter Content During 20 Years of Continuous Maize Cultivation 16 Meeting the Phosphorus Needs of the Soils and Crops of West Africa: the Role of Indigenous Phosphate Rocks17 Options for Increasing P Availability from Low Reactive Phosphate Rock; 18 Phosphorus Uptake from Sparingly Available Soil-P by Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes; 19 Improving Phosphate Rock Solubility and Uptake and Yields of Lowland Rice Grown on an Acidic Soil Amended with Legume Green Manure; 20 Decision Making on Integrated Nutrient Management through the Eyes of the Scientist, the Land-user and the Policy Maker 21 Legumes: When and Where an Option? (No Panacea for Poor Tropical West African Soils and Expensive Fertilizers)22 Options for Soil Organic Carbon Maintenance under Intensive Cropping in the West African Savannah; 23 On-farm Research and Operational Strategies in Soil Fertility Management; 24 Recommendations; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780319503321 |
| Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.]
| Integrated plant nutrient management in Sub-Saharan Africa : from concept to practice / / edited by B. Vanlauwe ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.4/2/0967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanlauweB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil fertility - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Fertilizers - Africa, Sub-Saharan Crops - Nutrition - Africa, Sub-Saharan Plant nutrients - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| ISBN |
1-280-82971-0
9786610829712 0-85199-885-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Forty Years of Soil Fertility Work in Sub-Saharan Africa; 2 Soil Fertility Replenishment Takes Off in East and Southern Africa; 3 A Systems Approach to Target Balanced Nutrient Management in Soilscapes of Sub-Saharan Africa; 4 In for a Penny, in for a Pound: Strategic Site-selection as a Key Element for On-farm Research that Aims to Trigger Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in West Africa; 5 Agricultural Transformation and Fertilizer Use in the Cerealbased Systems of the Northern Guinea Savannah, Nigeria
6 Partial Macronutrient Balances of Mucuna/Maize Rotations in the Forest Savannah Transitional Zone of Ghana7 Process Research and Soil Fertility in Africa: Who Cares?; 8 Fertilizer Equivalency Values of Organic Materials of Differing Quality; 9 Plant N Uptake from Plant and Animal Organic Residues, Measured Using the Soil Pre-labelling 15N Isotope Dilution Approach; 10 Contribution of Organic Residues to Soil Phosphorus Availability in the Highlands of Western Kenya; 11 Resource Acquisition of Mixed Species Fallows - Competition or Complementarity? 12 Targeting Management of Organic Resources and Mineral Fertilizers: Can we Match Scientists' Fantasies with Farmers' Realities?13 Direct Interactions between N Fertilizer and Organic Matter: Evidence from Trials with 15N-labelled Fertilizer; 14 On-farm Evaluation of the Contribution of Sole and Mixed Applications of Organic Matter and Urea to Maize Grain Production in the Savannah; 15 Yield Trends, Soil Nitrogen and Organic Matter Content During 20 Years of Continuous Maize Cultivation 16 Meeting the Phosphorus Needs of the Soils and Crops of West Africa: the Role of Indigenous Phosphate Rocks17 Options for Increasing P Availability from Low Reactive Phosphate Rock; 18 Phosphorus Uptake from Sparingly Available Soil-P by Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes; 19 Improving Phosphate Rock Solubility and Uptake and Yields of Lowland Rice Grown on an Acidic Soil Amended with Legume Green Manure; 20 Decision Making on Integrated Nutrient Management through the Eyes of the Scientist, the Land-user and the Policy Maker 21 Legumes: When and Where an Option? (No Panacea for Poor Tropical West African Soils and Expensive Fertilizers)22 Options for Soil Organic Carbon Maintenance under Intensive Cropping in the West African Savannah; 23 On-farm Research and Operational Strategies in Soil Fertility Management; 24 Recommendations; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812515703321 |
| Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, USA, : CABI Pub. in association with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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