Production gradients in smallholder banana (cv. Giant Cavendish) farms in Central Kenya

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-481

  Okumu, M O ^a,b   van Asten, P J A ^c   Kahangi, E ^b   Okech, S H ^b   Jefwa, J ^d,e   Vanlauwe, B ^d  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

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

^e INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Management gradients; Resource endowment; Soil nutrients; Yield constraints; Yield gaps

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CASH CROPPING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DATA ACQUISITION; FRUIT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

KENYA;

EID: 78651430750     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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