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Maize productivity as influenced by organic inputs and mineral fertilizer in a Nitisol soil in Meru South District

Mucheru-Muna, M.; Mugendi, D.N.; Pypers, P.; Mugwe, J. N.; Kung'u, J.B. (2010-08)

Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline primarily results from a reduction in soil fertility caused by continuous cultivation without adequate addition of ...

Cost-benefit analysis of farmer-tested soil fertility replenishment technologies in Kirege Location, Chuka Division, Eastern Kenya

Kangai, R.; Mugendi, D.N.; Kung'u, J.B.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Otor, S.C.J.; Waswa, B. S.; Mugwe, J. N. (The Soil Science Society of East Africa National Research Laboratories, 2005)

A study was conducted in Chuka Division, eastern Kenya to assess trends in adoption of soil fertility replenishment strategies. Eighty farmers adopted the soil fertility improvement technologies during the short rains ...