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Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones in Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2010 Variability of soil fertility within, and across farms, poses a major challenge for increasing crop productivity in smallholder systems of sub-Saharan Africa.
Delve, R.J. +5 more
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Information Processing in Agriculture, 2020 Rapid acquisition of information about nitrogen (N) uptake and grain yield is an essential step in making site-specific in-season fertilizer N management decisions.
Ali M. Ali, S.M. Ibrahim, Bijay-Singh
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Chemical staining of particulate organic matter for improved contrast in soil X-ray µCT images
Scientific Reports, 2021 Degradability of organic matter (OM) in soil depends on its spatial location in the soil matrix. A recent breakthrough in 3D-localization of OM combined dual-energy X-ray CT-scanning with OsO4 staining of OM.
Peter Maenhout +7 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Biochar is gaining significant attention due to its potential for carbon (C) sequestration, improvement of soil health, fertility enhancement, and crop productivity and quality.
Hiba M. Alkharabsheh +7 more
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Biomolecular Concepts, 2021 The main objective of the current study was to improve the essential oil contents of Thymus vulgaris L. using bio-inoculation with bacterial endophytes. Therefore, out of fourteen endophytic bacterial isolates obtained from roots of T.
Abdel-Hamid Mahmoud Soliman +4 more
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, 2021 Crop productivity depends almost entirely on the fertility of the soil. This in turn influences food security at the household level. Thus, for crop productivity to be high and ensure food security, the level of soil fertility needs to increase. However,
Azembouh Roshinus Tsufac +2 more
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Mitigation of salinization and sodification of chernozems irrigated by brackish water
Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2023 This research aimed to assess the impact of deep ploughing, with manuring and manuring alone, as well as the effects of different calcium ameliorants on physicochemical properties, fertility, and crop productivity of calcic chernozems in the Northern ...
Sviatoslav Baliuk +3 more
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Spatial modeling of a soil fertility index using digital soil mapping (Case study from Honam watershed (Iran)) [PDF]
Desert, 2023 Attempt to evaluate soil fertility was and still is one of the most challenging public importance. Soil nutrients are the key factors in soil fertility.
F. Ebrahimi Meymand +3 more
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Soil & Environment, 2018 A significant increase in food production, approximately 70%, is needed to feed the estimated 9.1 billion world population by 2050. Site-specific nutrient management through adoption of Precision Agriculture (PA) technologies can potentially increase ...
Muhammad Salik Ali Khan +7 more
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Symbiotic Performance of Herbaceous Legumes in Tropical Cover Cropping Systems
The Scientific World Journal, 2001 Increasing use of herbaceous legumes such as mucuna (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis [Wright] Bruck) and lablab (Lablab purpureus [L.] Sweet) in the derived savannas of West Africa can be attributed to their potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2).
Basil Ibewiro +4 more
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