Low productivity and climate change require climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA), through (i) sustainably increasing crop productivity,(ii) enhancing the …

The current study seeks to assess sustainability of agricultural land use by identifying the
effect of land use change on soil quality using cross-sectional data collected through a …

This study aimed to evaluate spatial variability of selected soil parameters as a smart
agricultural technology guide to precise fertilizer application. A farm designated as Field 3 …

The radioactivity concentrations of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) ie,
226 Ra, 232 Th, and 4 K in various chemical fertilizers being used in the agricultural soil of …

ABSTRACT A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of
agricultural lime and goat manureon soil acidity and maize growth parameters using soils …

Low soil fertility is a major constraint to maize production in the small holder farms of Meru
South District. This is mainly attributed to the mining of nutrients due to cropping without …

Determination of biologically active components of the soil organic matter, such as soil
microbial biomass carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) can be used as indicators for variations in …

Simple Summary Dung beetles are known to instigate and provide a number of services,
which benefit humankind. In addition to feeding on mammal dung, dung beetles also use …

Production of vegetables in Nyeri County (Central Kenya) is greatly hampered by failure of
farmers to use fertilizers. This is partly because of the relative high cost of the fertilizers …

Soil acidity is widespread globally, accounting for about 40% of total arable soils. In Kenya,
acid soils cover about 13% of total land area and are distributed widely in the croplands of …