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MUPANGWA, Walter Tamuka Cropping Systems Agronomist, CIMMYT

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- Evaluating the merits of climate smart technologies under smallholder agriculture in Malawi. Soil Use and Management. 2021
- Maize yields from rotation and intercropping systems with different legumes under conservation agriculture in contrasting agro-ecologies. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 306. 2021
- Nitrogen response functions targeted to technology extrapolation domains in Ethiopia using ceres‐maize. Agronomy Journal. 113:436-450. 2021
- Forage and maize yields in mixed crop-livestock farming systems: Enhancing forage and maize yields in mixed crop-livestock systems under conservation agriculture in sub-humid Zimbabwe. Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 92:100317. 2020
- A regional synthesis of seven-year maize yield responses to conservation agriculture technologies in Eastern and Southern Africa. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 295:106898. 2020
- Crop–livestock integration in smallholder farming systems of Goromonzi and Murehwa, Zimbabwe. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 35:249-260. 2020
- Understanding breeding preferences among small-scale cattle producers: implications for livestock improvement programmes.. Animal. 14:1757-1767. 2020
- Effects of maize residue and mineral nitrogen applications on maize yield in conservation-agriculture-based cropping systems of Southern Africa. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 35:322-335. 2020
- Evaluating machine learning algorithms for predicting maize yield under conservation agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa. SN APPLIED SCIENCES. 2. 2020
- A cost-benefit analysis of climate-smart agriculture options in Southern Africa: Balancing gender and technology. Ecological Economics. 163:126-137. 2019
- Maize Yields in Varying Rainfall Regimes and Cropping Systems Across Southern Africa: A Modelling Assessment 2019
- Productivity and profitability of manual and mechanized conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Eastern Zambia. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 34:380-394. 2019
- Maize responses to reduced tillage, different plant residue mulch and nitrogen fertiliser on granitic sandy soils of Zimbabwe. The South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 35:367-376. 2018
- Conservation Agriculture Effects on Crop Productivity and Soil Properties in Ethiopia. Agronomy Journal. 110:758-767. 2018
- Precision Agriculture and Food Security in Africa 2018
- Weed growth and crop yield responses to tillage and mulching under different crop rotation sequences in semi‐arid conditions. Soil Use and Management. 33:311-327. 2017
- FERTILIZATION STRATEGIES IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS WITH MAIZE–LEGUME COVER CROP ROTATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Experimental Agriculture. 53:288-307. 2017
- Are conservation agriculture (CA) systems productive and profitable options for smallholder farmers in different agro-ecoregions of Zimbabwe?. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 32:87-103. 2017
- Planting date and yield benefits from conservation agriculture practices across Southern Africa. Agricultural Systems. 150:21-33. 2017
- Relay intercropping and mineral fertilizer effects on biomass production, maize productivity and weed dynamics in contrasting soils under conservation agriculture. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 155:876-887. 2017
- Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 222:112-124. 2016
- Effect of different mulching materials on maize growth and yield in conservation agriculture systems of sub-humid Zimbabwe. AIMS AGRICULTURE AND FOOD. 1:239-253. 2016
- Effects of relay cover crop planting date on their biomass and maize productivity in a sub-humid region of Zimbabwe under conservation agriculture. Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 78:93-101. 2016
- Rainfall risk and the potential of reduced tillage systems to conserve soil water in semi-arid cropping systems of southern Africa. AIMS AGRICULTURE AND FOOD. 1:85-101. 2016
- Reduced tillage and nitrogen effects on soil water dynamics and maize (Zea mays L.) yield under semi-arid conditions. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 14:13-30. 2016
- Contribution of Cover Crops to the Productivity of Maize-Based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Zimbabwe. Crop Science. 55:1791-1805. 2015
- Where is the limit? lessons learned from long-term conservation agriculture research in Zimuto Communal Area, Zimbabwe. Food Security. 7:15-31. 2015
- Cereal and legume intercropping in smallholder Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems 2015
- Chemical weed control and field calibration of knapsack sprayers 2015
- Common herbicides and their application rates in Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems 2015
- Evidence and Lessons Learned from Long-Term On-Farm Research on Conservation Agriculture Systems in Communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe. ENVIRONMENTS. 2:317-337. 2015
- Managing Conservation Agriculture (CA) demonstration plots 2015
- Effect of herbicide application on weed flora under conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe. Crop Protection. 66:1-7. 2014
- Intensification of conservation agriculture systems for increased livestock feed and maize production in Zimbabwe.. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 12:425-439. 2014
- EFFECT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON MAIZE YIELD IN THE SEMI-ARID AREAS OF ZIMBABWE. Experimental Agriculture. 50:159-177. 2014
- Cumulative effects of reduced tillage and mulching on soil properties under semi-arid conditions. Journal of Arid Environments. 91:45-52. 2013
- Reduced tillage, mulching and rotational effects on maize (Zea mays L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (Walp) L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)) yields under semi-arid conditions. Field Crops Research. 132:139-148. 2012
- Dead level contours and infiltration pits for risk mitigation in smallholder cropping systems of southern Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 47:166-172. 2012
- Start, end and dry spells of the growing season in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe. Journal of Arid Environments. 75:1097-1104. 2011
- Micro-dosing as a pathway to Africa’s Green Revolution: evidence from broad-scale on-farm trials. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 88:3-15. 2010
- The influence of conservation tillage methods on soil water regimes in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 33:762-767. 2008
- Raising the productivity of smallholder farms under semi-arid conditions by use of small doses of manure and nitrogen: a case of participatory research. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 77:53-67. 2007
- Effect of minimum tillage and mulching on maize (Zea mays L.) yield and water content of clayey and sandy soils. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 32:1127-1134. 2007
- Impact and sustainability of low-head drip irrigation kits, in the semi-arid Gwanda and Beitbridge Districts, Mzingwane Catchment, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 31:885-892. 2006
- Implementing the millennium development food security goals – Challenges of the southern African context. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 31:731-737. 2006
- Soil–water conservation and rainwater harvesting strategies in the semi-arid Mzingwane Catchment, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. Physics and Chemistry of The Earth. 31:893-900. 2006
- Groundnut yield response to single superphosphate, calcitic lime and gypsum on acid granitic sandy soil. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 73:161-169. 2005
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- COMMENT ON 'DE ROO ET AL. (2019). ON-FARM TRIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT? THE ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH AND THE SCALING OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES'. Experimental Agriculture. 185-194. 2019
- Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa: A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 16. 2018
- How climate-smart is conservation agriculture (CA)? – its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on smallholder farms in southern Africa. Food Security. 537-560. 2017
- Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 328-348. 2015