Nitrogen and phosphorus capture and recovery efficiencies, and crop responses to a range of soil fertility management strategies in sub-Saharan Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-77

  Chikowo, R ^a   Corbeels, M ^b,c   Mapfumo, P ^a,d   Tittonell, P ^b   Vanlauwe, B ^e   Giller, K E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^d Soil Fertility Consortium for Southern Africa SOFECSA   (Zimbabwe)

^e Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT   (Kenya)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cropping systems modeling; Fertilizers; Legumes; Manure; Nutrient mining; Nutrient use efficiency; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRONOMY; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANURE; MINERAL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

SAHARA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77955844950     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9303-6     Document Type: Article

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