We conducted a systematic review of literature on the residual effects of grain legumes in
cereal-based systems of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to quantify the magnitude and variability …

Conservation agriculture is claimed to be a panacea for the problems of poor agricultural
productivity and soil degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is actively promoted by …

Many environmental factors constrain the production of major food crops in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia. At the same time, these food production systems themselves have a …

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important
limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and …

Multiple cropping systems provide more harvest security for farmers, allow for crop
intensification and furthermore influence ground cover, soil erosion, albedo, soil chemical …

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are confronted by low productivity and limited
investment capacity in nutrient inputs. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) aims at …

Cassava is an important tropical root crop with versatile uses in food, feed, green energy
and industrial sectors. It is grown mostly for food in Sub-Saharan Africa, food and other uses …

This book is another collaborative effort between CIAT and The Nippon Foundation to
review and summarize the results of many years of research on cassava, especially that …

Soil fertility is conventionally evaluated by soil properties such as C, N, and P contents.
Evaluation of soil fertility is now becoming a routine work for soil management and crop …

The information about the chemical composition of the soil is essential for agricultural,
environmental, geological as well as in forensic science. The chemical constituents of soil …