Cereal+ legume intercropping: An option for improving productivity and sustaining soil health

J Layek, A Das, T Mitran, C Nath, RS Meena… - Legumes for soil health …, 2018 - Springer
Intercropping is the system of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same land
area with a definite row arrangement. However, it is very much important to ensure that …

[PDF][PDF] Potential role of cereal-legume intercropping systems in integrated soil fertility management in smallholder farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa

JMM Matusso, JN Mugwe… - Research Journal of …, 2014 - ir-library.ku.ac.ke
The Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing exponentially and it has to fulfill its food and
nutrition requirement. An attractive strategy for increasing productivity and labour utilization …

[HTML][HTML] Soil health and ecosystem services: Lessons from sub-Sahara Africa (SSA)

J Kihara, P Bolo, M Kinyua, SS Nyawira, R Sommer - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services
including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that …

Nitrogen and legumes: a meta-analysis

SK Kakraliya, U Singh, A Bohra, KK Choudhary… - Legumes for soil health …, 2018 - Springer
The current progress in agricultural production does not really cater to the demand of the
burgeoning human population. Consequently, this puts global food and nutritional security …

[PDF][PDF] Potential role of maize-legume intercropping systems to improve soil fertility status under smallholder farming systems for sustainable agriculture in India

A Dwivedi, I Dev, V Kumar, RS Yadav… - International Journal of …, 2015 - academia.edu
 Abstract—The Indian population is growing rapidly (1.25 billion) and it has to fulfill its
food and nutrition requirement. A collaborative strategy should be adopted for increasing …

Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L.) Based Intercropping System: A Review

A Kushwaha, CM Mehta - … Journal of Plant & …, 2023 - geographical.go2journals.com
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) is a tropical and subtropical leguminous crop it is rich in
protein and has high nutrient content and India is the largest producer. Pigeon pea is grown …

Optimizing interaction between crop residues and inorganic N under zero tillage systems in sub-humid region of Kenya

K Michael, MM Monicah, B Peter, K Job - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Conservation agriculture practices involving zero tillage and residue retention are promising
nutrient management strategies for soil health restoration. Despite their potential positive …

Identification of the optimum environments for the high yield and quality traits of lentil genotypes evaluated in multi-location trials

DN Vlachostergios, C Noulas, A Kargiotidou… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lentil is a versatile and profitable pulse crop with high nutritional food and feed values. The
objectives of the study were to determine suitable locations for high yield and quality in …

Comparative effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on improving soil fertility and productivity of different legumes under alkaline calcareous soil

I Ullah, M Tariq, M Sharif - Gesunde Pflanzen, 2023 - Springer
Legumes and farmyard manure (FYM) both are well-recognized soil restorative agents. But
due to the introduction of high-yielding cultivars farmers switched to synthetic fertilizers for …

[PDF][PDF] Revitalizing maize production through managing biological N fixation, soil acidification and nitrous oxide emission from legumes in tropics

D Markos, T Yoseph - 2024 - academicjournals.org
Legume associations address challenges related to soil fertility and land degradation
commonly encountered in maize monocultures. However, it's important to note that legumes …