Increasing areas of agricultural land in high rainfall areas of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where crop production used to be reliable, are affected by soil acidity. This review focuses …
AA Shahane, YS Shivay - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Soil is an important natural resource providing water, nutrient, and mechanical support for plant growth. In agroecosystem, continuous manipulation of soil is going on due to addition …
Low productivity and climate change require climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for sub- Saharan Africa (SSA), through (i) sustainably increasing crop productivity,(ii) enhancing the …
Management practices to improve soil health influence several ecosystem services including regulation of water flows, changes in soil biodiversity and greenhouse gases that …
R Lal - Current climate change reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to describe the carbon cycle in drylands in relation to the processes, factors, and causes affecting it. A specific focus is placed on …
In Tanzania, land degradation has been ranked as the top environmental problem for more than 62 years after independence. Land degradation is a catalyst for poverty increment in …
Integrated soil fertility management is defined as a set of soil fertility management practices that necessarily include the use of fertilizer, organic inputs, and improved germplasm …
Land use change is one of the major drivers of soil degradation, affecting the ability of soils to supply multiple ecosystem services (ES). Despite the growing importance of soil-related …
CONTEXT Maize is the main cereal crop in Ghana, but its production is adversely affected by various biotic and abiotic factors. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to highlight the factors …