Nitrogen use efficiency in cotton: Challenges and opportunities against environmental constraints

AN Shah, T Javed, RK Singhal, R Shabbir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen is a vital nutrient for agricultural, and a defieciency of it causes stagnate cotton
growth and yield penalty. Farmers rely heavily on N over-application to boost cotton output …

Integrated soil fertility and water management practices for enhanced agricultural productivity

JK Ndegwa, BM Gichimu, JN Mugwe… - … Journal of Agronomy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Declining agricultural productivity has been a challenge worldwide and especially in Sub‐
Saharan Africa (SSA). Low agricultural productivity has been attributed to factors such as …

Integrating no-tillage with agroforestry augments soil quality indicators in Kenya's dry-land agroecosystems

MO Kisaka, C Shisanya, L Cournac, JR Manlay… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture with trees (CAWT) is one of the best-bet strategies for enhanced
soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry …

Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems

HI Gitari, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, S Kamau… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping
systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences …

Cotton/mung bean intercropping improves crop productivity, water use efficiency, nitrogen uptake, and economic benefits in the arid area of Northwest China

J Liang, Z He, W Shi - Agricultural Water Management, 2020 - Elsevier
It is still a long-term challenge to improve crop production and economic benefits in arid area
of northwest China. The objective of this study was therefore to propose a new and …

[HTML][HTML] Soil management strategies enhanced crop yield, soil moisture, and water productivity in Nitisols of the Upper Eastern Kenya

N Oduor, MN Kiboi, A Muriuki, N Adamtey… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low soil moisture and declining crop yield caused by erratic rainfall, and poor soil
management practises contribute to the continuous decrease in water productivity. We …

Nutrient balances in smallholder farms in northern Ethiopia

S Mesfin, G Gebresamuel, A Zenebe… - Soil Use and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Depletion of soil nutrient is a major impediment for food production in sub‐Saharan Africa,
but little is known about nutrient dynamics at the farm level. Therefore, the objective of this …

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) in combination provide greater suppression of mile-a-minute (Mikania micrantha) than either …

S Shen, G Xu, G Ma, D Li, S Yang, G Jin… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In natural systems, diverse plant communities tend to prevent a single species
from dominating. Similarly, management of invasive alien plants may be achieved through …

Breeding potential of lablab [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet]: a review on characterization and bruchid studies towards improved production and utilization in Africa

FK Letting, PB Venkataramana… - Genetic Resources and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Lablab (Lablab purpureus)[Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet] is termed a lost,
underutilized and neglected crop in Africa. Despite the multipurpose use, production …

Potato-legume intercrop effects on water and nutrients use efficiency, crop productivity and soil fertility in a Humic Nitisol, Kenya

HI Gitari - 2018 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Integration of legumes into potato-based cropping systems is a common practice in
developing countries presumably as a water and nutrient management strategy. This study …