Browsing RP-Department of Environmental Science by Subject "Calliandra calothyrsus"

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Adoption potential of selected organic resources for improving soil fertility in the central highlands of Kenya

Mugwe, J.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Mugendi, D.; Kung’u, J.B.; Bationo, A.; Mairura, F. (Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2009)

Soil fertility decline is the major cause of declining crop yields in the central highlands of Kenya and elsewhere within the African continent. This paper reports a study conducted to assess adoption potential of two ...
Effect of selected organic materials and inorganic fertilizer on the soil fertility of a Humic Nitisol in the central highlands of Kenya

Mugendi, D.N.; Mugwe, J. N.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Odee, D.; Mairura, F. (Wiley [Commercial Publisher, 2009-09)

The effect on soil fertility of applying particular organic resources to a humic Nitisol in the central highlands of Kenya was studied. The organic resources (Calliandra calothyrsus, Leucaena trichandra, Tithonia diversifolia, ...