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- Combining local knowledge and soil science for integrated soil health assessments in conservation agriculture systems. Journal of Environmental Management. 286. 2021
- Conservation agriculture improves adaptive capacity of cropping systems to climate stress in Malawi. Agricultural Systems. 190. 2021
- Genotypic variation in maize (Zea mays) influences rates of soil organic matter mineralization and gross nitrification. New Phytologist. 231:2015-2028. 2021
- Intensifying cropping systems through doubled-up legumes in Eastern Zambia. Scientific Reports. 11. 2021
- Long-term conservation agriculture improves water properties and crop productivity in a Lixisol. Geoderma. 398. 2021
- The crucial role of mulch to enhance the stability and resilience of cropping systems in southern Africa. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 41. 2021
- Why we should rethink 'adoption' in agricultural innovation: Empirical insights from Malawi. Land Degradation & Development. 32:1809-1820. 2021
- Productivity or stability? Exploring maize-legume intercropping strategies for smallholder Conservation Agriculture farmers in Zimbabwe. Agricultural Systems. 185:102921. 2020
- Leaf versus whole-canopy remote sensing methodologies for crop monitoring under conservation agriculture: a case of study with maize in Zimbabwe.. Scientific Reports. 10:16008. 2020
- Impacts of conservation agriculture on soil structure and hydraulic properties of Malawian agricultural systems.. Soil & Tillage Research. 201:104639. 2020
- Conservation agriculture as a climate change mitigation strategy in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 18:250-265. 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
- Friends or foes? Population dynamics of beneficial and detrimental aerial arthropods under Conservation Agriculture. Biological Control. 148. 2020
- Longitudinal analysis of a long-term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design. Experimental Agriculture. 56:506-527. 2020
- No-Till Farming Systems in Southern Africa 2020
- Beetle and maize yield response to plant residue application and manual weeding under two tillage systems in northern Zimbabwe. Applied Soil Ecology. 144:139-146. 2019
- Conservation Agriculture and Maize Production Risk: The Case of Mozambique Smallholders. Agronomy Journal. 111:2636-2646. 2019
- A cost-benefit analysis of climate-smart agriculture options in Southern Africa: Balancing gender and technology. Ecological Economics. 163:126-137. 2019
- Compost Amended with N Enhances Maize Productivity and Soil Properties in Semi‐Arid Agriculture. Agronomy Journal. 111:2536-2544. 2019
- From plot to scale: Ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia. Agricultural Systems. 173:504-518. 2019
- Influence of tillage, fertiliser regime and weeding frequency on germinable weed seed bank in a subhumid environment in Zimbabwe. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PLANT AND SOIL. 36:319-327. 2019
- Conservation agriculture enhances resistance of maize to climate stress in a Malawian medium-term trial. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 277:95-104. 2019
- Diversifying conservation agriculture and conventional tillage cropping systems to improve the wellbeing of smallholder farmers in Malawi. Agricultural Systems. 171:23-35. 2019
- Soil dwelling beetle community response to tillage, fertilizer and weeding intensity in a sub-humid environment in Zimbabwe. Applied Soil Ecology. 135:120-128. 2019
- Spider community shift in response to farming practices in a sub-humid agroecosystem of southern Africa. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 272:237-245. 2019
- Productivity and profitability of manual and mechanized conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Eastern Zambia. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 34:380-394. 2019
- REDUCING NITROGEN LOSSES AND INCREASING MAIZE PRODUCTIVITY IN ORGANIC MANURES-AMENDED SOILS BY INCREASING THE RIDGE TO FURROW PROPORTION. Experimental Agriculture. 55:428-442. 2019
- Tillage and crop rotations enhance populations of earthworms, termites, dung beetles and centipedes: evidence from a long-term trial in Zambia. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 157:504-514. 2019
- When the going gets tough: Performance of stress tolerant maize during the 2015/16 (El Niño) and 2016/17 (La Niña) season in southern Africa. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 268:79-89. 2018
- Can lead farmers reveal the adoption potential of conservation agriculture? The case of Malawi. Land Use Policy. 76:113-123. 2018
- Awareness and adoption of conservation agriculture in Malawi: what difference can farmer-to-farmer extension make?. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 16:310-325. 2018
- Phenotyping Conservation Agriculture Management Effects on Ground and Aerial Remote Sensing Assessments of Maize Hybrids Performance in Zimbabwe. Remote Sensing. 10:349. 2018
- Short-term Impacts of Tillage and Fertilizer Treatments on Soil and Root Borne Nematodes and Maize Yield in a Fine Textured Cambisol.. Journal of Nematology. 50:329-342. 2018
- The adaptive capacity of maize-based conservation agriculture systems to climate stress in tropical and subtropical environments: A meta-regression of yields. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 251:194-202. 2018
- Thinking beyond agronomic yield gap: Smallholder farm efficiency under contrasted livelihood strategies in Malawi. Field Crops Research. 214:113-122. 2017
- Effects of weed control strategy on weed dynamics, soybean productivity and profitability under conservation agriculture in India. Field Crops Research. 210:61-70. 2017
- Smallholder Farmer Innovation and Contexts in Maize-Based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Central Malawi. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 6:85. 2017
- FERTILIZATION STRATEGIES IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS WITH MAIZE–LEGUME COVER CROP ROTATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. Experimental Agriculture. 53:288-307. 2017
- Maximizing maize quality, productivity and profitability through a combined use of compost and nitrogen fertilizer in a semi-arid environment in Pakistan. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 107:197-213. 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
- Combating drought in southern Africa : from relief to resilience 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
- The Bacterial Community Structure and Dynamics of Carbon and Nitrogen when Maize (Zea mays L.) and Its Neutral Detergent Fibre Were Added to Soil from Zimbabwe with Contrasting Management Practices.. Microbial Ecology. 73:135-152. 2017
- Conservation agriculture and drought-tolerant germplasm: Reaping the benefits of climate-smart agriculture technologies in central Mozambique. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 31:414-428. 2016
- DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE (CA) SYSTEMS IN MALAWI: LESSONS LEARNED FROM 2005 TO 2014. Experimental Agriculture. 52:579-604. 2016
- Performance and sensitivity of the DSSAT crop growth model in simulating maize yield under conservation agriculture. European Journal of Agronomy. 76:41-53. 2016
- Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 222:112-124. 2016
- Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 220:164-174. 2016
- Soil carbon stocks in conservation agriculture systems of Southern Africa. Soil & Tillage Research. 156:99-109. 2016
- Climate change adaptation in agriculture: practices and technologies. Messages to the SBSTA 44 agriculture workshops 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
- Weed emergence as affected by maize (Zea mays L.)-cover crop rotations in contrasting arable soils of Zimbabwe under conservation agriculture. Crop Protection. 81:47-56. 2016
- Crop production and soil water management in conservation agriculture, no-till, and conventional tillage systems in Malawi. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 212:285-296. 2015
- The effects of tillage, mulching and termite control strategies on termite activity and maize yield under conservation agriculture in Mozambique. Crop Protection. 78:54-62. 2015
- Contribution of Cover Crops to the Productivity of Maize-Based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Zimbabwe. Crop Science. 55:1791-1805. 2015
- Weed community responses to rotations with cover crops in maize-based conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe. Crop Protection. 69:1-8. 2015
- Yield response of maize (Zea mays L.) to conservation agriculture cropping system in Southern Africa. Soil & Tillage Research. 146:230-242. 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
- Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa 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
- Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its Implementation? Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa. ENVIRONMENTS. 2:338-357. 2015
- Effect of herbicide application on weed flora under conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe. Crop Protection. 66:1-7. 2014
- DSSAT modelling of conservation agriculture maize response to climate change in Malawi. Soil & Tillage Research. 143:85-94. 2014
- ON-FARM EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE PRINCIPLES AND COMPONENTS OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON MAIZE YIELD AND WEED BIOMASS IN MALAWI. Experimental Agriculture. 50:591-610. 2014
- Intensification of conservation agriculture systems for increased livestock feed and maize production in Zimbabwe.. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 12:425-439. 2014
- Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 69:107-119. 2014
- Conservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: long term effects on crop productivity, profitability and soil quality. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 28:350-363. 2013
- Weed control in conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe: Identifying economical best strategies. Crop Protection. 53:23-28. 2013
- Integration of conservation agriculture in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa: identification of key entry points. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 11:317-330. 2013
- RISK AND MAIZE-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR SMALLHOLDER MALAWI FARMERS USING CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES. Experimental Agriculture. 49:483-503. 2013
- Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Food Security. 5:345-360. 2013
- Benefits and challenges of crop rotations in maize-based conservation agriculture (CA) cropping systems of southern Africa. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 11:108-124. 2013
- Maize-based conservation agriculture systems in Malawi: Long-term trends in productivity. Field Crops Research. 142:47-57. 2013
- CorrigendumCorrigendum to: Maize-based conservation agriculture systems in Malawi: Long-term trends in productivity [Field Crops Res. 142, 47–57]. Field Crops Research. 142:102. 2013
- Conservation agriculture in eastern and southern provinces of Zambia: Long-term effects on soil quality and maize productivity. Soil & Tillage Research. 126:246-258. 2013
- A comparative analysis of conservation agriculture systems: Benefits and challenges of rotations and intercropping in Zimbabwe. Field Crops Research. 137:237-250. 2012
- Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems. Field Crops Research. 132:18-32. 2012
- Effects of conservation agriculture on soil quality and productivity in contrasting agro‐ecological environments of Zimbabwe. Soil Use and Management. 28:209-220. 2012
- DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE. 28:813-823. 2012
- Report of the work of the expert group on maintaining the ability of biodiversity to continue to support the water cycle 2012
- An African success: the case of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 9:153-161. 2011
- Conservation agriculture for increasing maize yield in vulnerable production systems in central Mozambique 2011
- Reducing the Risk of Crop Failure for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Through the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture 2011
- Rotation in conservation agriculture systems of Zambia: effects on soil quality and water relations.. Experimental Agriculture. 46:309-325. 2010
- Investigating Conservation Agriculture (CA) Systems in Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mitigate Future Effects of Climate Change. Journal of Crop Improvement. 24:113-121. 2010
- Effects of conservation agriculture techniques on infiltration and soil water content in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Soil & Tillage Research. 105:217-227. 2009
- Effects of intensifying organic manuring and tillage practices on penetration resistance and infiltration rate. Soil & Tillage Research. 82:211-226. 2005
- Effects of nine cassava-based cropping systems on superficial soil structural degradation in the andean hillsides of Colombia 2004
- Soil crusting and sealing in the Andean hillsides of Colombia and its impact on water infiltration 2003
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- Fertilizer use should not be a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture Response to the opinion paper of Vanlauwe et al. (2014) 'A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: The appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity'. Field Crops Research. 169:145-148. 2014
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- Bridging the disciplinary gap in conservation agriculture research, in Malawi. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 1-15. 2020
- Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest.. Journal of Environmental Management. 318-330. 2019
- 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
- Weed control under conservation agriculture in dryland smallholder farming systems of southern Africa. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 48. 2017
- 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
- Maize productivity and profitability in Conservation Agriculture systems across agro-ecological regions in Zimbabwe: A review of knowledge and practice. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 211-225. 2016
- Weed management in maize using crop competition: A review. Crop Protection. 28-36. 2016
- Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 328-348. 2015