Soil moisture variability effects on maize crop performance along a toposequence of a terraced vertisol in Machakos, Kenya
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Institutional Isolation, Soil Conservation and Crop Productivity: Evidence from Machakos and Mbeere Districts in Kenya
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Maize productivity and nutrient use efficiency in Western Kenya as affected by soil type and crop management
Low soil fertility and high weed infestation are the main culprits for the declining maize production inWestern Kenya. Technology packages to address these constraints exist, but their effectiveness is likely to be influenced by variability in soil types and farm management practices in the region. Trials were conducted during the 2008/2009 cropping seasons to investigate the nutrient use e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2141-2391
DOI: 10.5897/jssem2018.0728