Organic residue effects on soil physical and chemical properties in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMugendi, D.N.
dc.contributor.authorWaswa, B. N.
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, B.
dc.contributor.authorNandwa, S.
dc.contributor.authorKung'u, J.B.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-19T08:39:01Z
dc.date.available2015-06-19T08:39:01Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionProceedings of the 21st Annual Confrence of the SSEA that was held in Eldoret Kenya from 1st-5th December 2003en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to evaluate the influence of organic resource management on selected soil chemical properties in central and western highlands of Kenya. Three ongoing experiments (Kabete, Masenoand Embu) involving the integration of organic and inorganic resources as nutrient sources were selected. The choice of these experiments was based on the different organic resources applied, their Key words: Soil organic matter, soil fertility lifespan as well as their unique ecological locations that characterize most smallholder fanning areas in Kenya. These experiments involved the application of Tithonia diversijolia, Senna spectabilis, Leucaena leucocephala and Calliandra calothyrsus as organic nutrient sources to a maize crop which were compared to fertilizer and). control treatments. Soils were sampled from these experiments and analysed for inorganicnitrogen, total carbon, nitrogen, bulk density and potassium permanganate oxidizable carbon. In addition, SOMen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9966879595
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12988
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Soil Science Society of East Africa National Research Laboratoriesen_US
dc.titleOrganic residue effects on soil physical and chemical properties in Kenyaen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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