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_bWAD
100 1 _aMureithi, J.G.
_uSoil Fertility Research for Maize-Based Farming Systems in Malawi and Zimbabwe; Mutare, (Zimbabwe); 7-11 Jul 1997. Proceedings of the Soil Fertility Network Results and Planning Workshop
110 2 _aCentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico DF (Mexico)
245 0 0 _aAn overview of the soil management project in Western Kenya
260 _aHarare (Zimbabwe)
_bSoil Fert Net|CIMMYT :
_c1998
340 _aPrinted
520 _aLow soil fertility is a major factor limiting smallholder farming in western Kenya. A soil management project began in 1994 to address the problem at two KARI Centres in the region; KARI - Kisii and KARI - Kitale. The project is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation both financially and technically. The approach adopted for implementation of the project activities involves Farmer Participatory Research. This approach enables farmers to have a greater influence on priorities and decisions of research to be undertaken because they are actively involved in the whole research process. Multidisciplinary teams involving several institutions participated in the implementation of the project.|Preliminary results indicate that the use of organic manures is more beneficial when combined with inorganic fertilizers. Combining stone lines and grass strips can be an effective method of controlling run-off, especially during the establishment of the grass strips. Suitable crop and forage varieties have been identified and the potential of mucuna and sunnhemp as green manure legumes has been confirmed.|
546 _aEnglish
591 _a9907|AGRIS 9902|R98-99ANALY
593 _aJose Juan Caballero
595 _aCPC
650 1 0 _aGreen manures
650 1 0 _aInorganic fertilizers
650 1 0 _aKenya
_91167
650 1 0 _aOrganic fertilizers
_91740
650 1 7 _aSmall farms
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_91260
650 1 0 _aSoil management
_91268
653 0 _aCIMMYT
653 0 _aSoil Fert Net
650 1 0 _91314
_aZea mays
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700 1 _aDyck, E.A.,
_ecoaut.
700 1 _aNyambati, E.,
_ecoaut.
700 1 _aOkoko, E.N.,
_ecoaut.
700 1 _aWaddington, S.R.|Murwira, H.K.|Kumwenda, J.D.T.|Hikwa, D.|Tagwira, F.
_eeds.
942 _cPRO
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