Conservation tillage and biochar improve soil water content and moderate soil temperature in a tropical Acrisol

A Obia, G Cornelissen, V Martinsen, AB Smebye… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Projected climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa involves increased drought and elevated
soil temperature. Conservation farming (CF), including minimum tillage, crop rotation and …

Tillage effects on selected soil physical properties in a maize‐bean intercropping system in Mwala District, Kenya

A Karuma, P Mtakwa, N Amuri… - International …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A field study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on soil physical
properties in Mwala district, Eastern Kenya, during the long rains (LR) and short rains (SR) …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of tillage and cropping systems on maize and beans yield and selected yield components in a semi-arid area of Kenya

AN Karuma, CKK Gachene, PT Gicheru… - Tropical and …, 2016 - redalyc.org
Conservation of soil moisture through tillage practices is an important management
objective for crop production in semi-arid areas. A study to evaluate the effects of tillage …

Biochar application to soil for increased resilience of agroecosystems to climate change in Eastern and Southern Africa

A Obia, V Martinsen, G Cornelissen, T Børresen… - … Ecosystem Resilience in …, 2019 - Springer
With the current unreliable rainfall pattern, which is expected to worsen due to climate
change, agricultural production might become more challenging especially among resource …

Effect of tillage depths and irrigation regimes on wheat yield, yield components and soil physical properties

DA El-Nagar, YA EL-Gohary - Journal of Plant Production, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
Two field trials were conducted in the Experimental Farm of Itai AL-Baroud Agricultural
Research Station, Al-Behiara Governorate, Egypt, during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 …

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON SOIL PROPERTIES IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA

DM KINYUMU - 2023 - 41.89.230.28
Conservation agriculture (CA), defined by three principles of; minimum soil disturbance, use
of cover crop and crop rotation/diversification was introduced in Laikipia as alternative to …

Quantification of Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential in Dryland Micro-Rainwater Harvesting Structures

LR Hall - 2021 - studenttheses.uu.nl
Arid regions cover around one third of the Earth's land surface, including 80% of Jordan.
These regions may be suitable for the storage of carbon in their soils, providing …

[PDF][PDF] Participatory evaluation and demonstration of grass strips and tied ridge as soil and water conservation measures for rehabilitation of degraded farmlands in …

A Gojjam, Y Gemi, T Minase, D Ademe, B Wolde - 2024 - researchgate.net
Soil erosion, a result of land deterioration, is the main environmental issue. This study was
demonstrated grass strips and tied ridge as soil and water Conservation measures for …

Growth, yield and economics of Rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as influenced by different tillage and residue management under temperate conditions

T Palmo, AA Saad, Z Rashid, L Singh… - SKUAST Journal of …, 2024 - indianjournals.com
A field experiment to study the growth and yield parameters of rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris
L.) as influenced by tillage and residue management was conducted during kharif 2018. The …

[PDF][PDF] Financial Returns of Maize and Bean Production under Selected Tillage Practices in Semi-arid Area of Mwala Sub County, Kenya

AN Karuma, PT Gicheru… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
An on-farm experiment was carried out to assess the short term financial returns over four
cropping seasons of selected tillage practices and cropping systems in semi-arid Mwala Sub …