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• article

  • Long-term effects of integrated soil fertility management practices on soil chemical properties in the Sahel.  Geoderma.  366:114207. 2020
  • Genetic and geographic variation in growth of Balanites aegyptiaca in Niger: comparing results from provenance/progeny tests in the nursery and field.  New Forests.  50:643-661. 2019
  • Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya.  Soil Research.  54:719-729. 2016
  • Long term effects of reduced fertilizer rates on millet yields and soil properties in the West-African Sahel.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  106:17-29. 2016
  • Grazing lands in Sub-Saharan Africa and their potential role in climate change mitigation: What we do and don't know.  Environmental development.  19:70-74. 2016
  • Long-term effects of TSP and Minjingu phosphate rock applications on yield response of maize and soybean in a humid tropical maize–legume cropping system.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  104:79-91. 2016
  • Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  102:101-111. 2015
  • Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorganisms with a positive impact on crop yields in a Kenyan Ferralsol.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  102:91-99. 2015
  • Soil carbon, multiple benefits.  Environmental development.  13:33-38. 2015
  • Soil aggregation and total diversity of bacteria and fungi in various tillage systems of sub-humid and semi-arid Kenya.  Applied Soil Ecology.  58:12-20. 2012
  • Effect of reduced tillage and mineral fertilizer application on maize and soybean productivity.  Experimental Agriculture.  48:159-175. 2012
  • Beyond Biophysical Recommendations: Towards a New Paradigm 2012
  • Building Capacity for Modeling in Africa 2012
  • Crop and Soil Response to Tillage and Crop Residue Application in a Tropical Ferralsol in Sub-humid Western Kenya 2012
  • Cropping Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone: Implications on Soil Fertility Management over Varied Seasons 2012
  • Effect of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies on the Performance of Millet in Niger: Understanding the Processes Using Simulation 2012
  • Knowing the African Soils to Improve Fertilizer Recommendations 2012
  • Long Term Effects of Crop Rotations with Fallow or Groundnut on Soil Fertility and Succeeding Sorghum Yields in the Guinea Savannah of West Africa 2012
  • Overview of long term experiments in Africa 2012
  • Water Use and Yield of Millet Under the Zai System: Understanding the Processes Using Simulation 2012
  • Conservation Tillage, Local Organic Resources, and Nitrogen Fertilizer Combinations Affect Maize Productivity, Soil Structure and Nutrient Balances in Semi-arid Kenya.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  90:213-225. 2011
  • Comparative Analysis of the Current and Potential Role of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in East Africa 2011
  • Effect of Zai Soil and Water Conservation Technique on Water Balance and the Fate of Nitrate from Organic Amendments Applied: A Case of Degraded-Crusted Soils in Niger 2011
  • Ex-ante Evaluation of the Impact of a Structural Change in Fertilizer Procurement Method in Sub-Saharan Africa 2011
  • Fertilizer Microdosing and “Warrantage” or Inventory Credit System to Improve Food Security and Farmers’ Income in West Africa 2011
  • Inter and Intra-Specific Variation of Legumes and Mechanisms to Access and Adapt to Less Available Soil Phosphorus and Rock Phosphate 2011
  • The African Green Revolution and the Role of Partnerships in East Africa 2011
  • The Potential of Increased Maize and Soybean Production in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya, Resulting from Soil Acidity Amendment Using Minjingu Phosphate Rock and Agricultural Lime 2011
  • Use of rainfall indices to analyze the effects ofphosphate rocks on millet in the Sahel 2011
  • Modeling nutrient and water productivity of sorghum in smallholder farming systems in a semi-arid region of Ghana.  Field Crops Research.  118:251-258. 2010
  • Effects of conservation tillage, crop residue and cropping systems on changes in soil organic matter and maize-legume production: a case study in Teso District.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  88:39-47. 2010
  • Integrated soil fertility management Operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination.  Outlook on Agriculture.  39:17-24. 2010
  • Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya.  Experimental Agriculture.  46:35-52. 2010
  • Exploring differences of soil quality as related to management in semiarid rangelands in the western Bophirima District, North West province, South Africa.  African Journal of Range & Forage Science.  26:27-36. 2009
  • Adoption potential of selected organic resources for improving soil fertility in the central highlands of Kenya.  Agroforestry Systems.  76:467-485. 2009
  • Agricultural intensification in the Sahel – The ladder approach.  Agricultural Systems.  98:119-125. 2008
  • Millet nutrient use efficiency as affected by natural soil fertility, mineral fertilizer use and rainfall in the West African Sahel.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  81:25-36. 2008
  • Evaluation of application timing in fertilizer micro-dosing technology on millet production in Niger, West Africa.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  80:257-265. 2008
  • Integrated Nutrient Management: Concepts and Experiencefrom Sub-Saharan Africa 2008
  • Structural change in fertilizer procurement method: assessment of impact in sub-Saharan Africa.  AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.  2:65-71. 2008
  • Soil organic carbon dynamics, functions and management in West African agro-ecosystems.  Agricultural Systems.  94:13-25. 2007
  • Soil carbon dynamics and crop residue yields of cropping systems in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Burkina Faso.  Soil & Tillage Research.  93:138-151. 2007
  • Advances in integrated soil fertility management in sub Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  1-2. 2007
  • Appropriate technologies to replenish soil fertility in southern Africa.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  76:137-151. 2007
  • Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  76:153-170. 2007
  • Effect of planting technique and amendment type on pearl millet yield, nutrient uptake, and water use on degraded land in Niger.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  14:203-217. 2007
  • Intensity cultivation induced effects on soil organic carbon dynamic in the western cotton area of Burkina Faso.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  76:331-339. 2007
  • Partial balance of nitrogen in a maize cropping system in humic nitisol of Central Kenya.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  76:261-270. 2007
  • Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs on maize yield and soil chemical properties in a maize cropping system in Meru South District, Kenya.  Agroforestry Systems.  69:189-197. 2007
  • Effects of organic and mineral sources of nutrients on maize yields in three districts of central Kenya 2007
  • Improving cereal productivity and farmers’ income using a strategic application of fertilizers in West Africa 2007
  • Improving food production using ‘best bet’ soil fertility technologies in the Central highlands of Kenya 2007
  • Improving soil fertility through the use of organic and inorganic plant nutrient and crop rotation in Niger 2007
  • Optimising crop productivity in legume-cereal rotations through nitrogen and phosphorus management in western Kenya 2007
  • Participatory Diagnosis in the Eastern Drylands of Kenya: Are Farmers aware of their Soil Fertility Status? 2007
  • Performance evaluation of various agroforestry species used in short duration improved fallows to enhance soil fertility and sorghum yields in Mali 2007
  • Soil climate and decomposer activity in sub-Saharan Africa estimated from standard weather station data: A simple climate index for soil carbon balance calculations.  AMBIO.  36:379-386. 2007
  • Assessment of cowpea and groundnut contributions to soil fertility and succeeding sorghum yields in the Guinean savannah zone of Burkina Faso (West Africa).  Biology and Fertility of Soils.  43:171-176. 2006
  • Stochastic dominance analysis of soil fertility restoration options on sandy sahelian soils in Southwest Niger.  Experimental Agriculture.  41:227-244. 2005
  • Nitrogen fertilizer equivalencies of organics of differing quality and optimum combination with inorganic nitrogen source in Central Kenya.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  68:127-135. 2004
  • Simulated weather variables effects on millet fertilized with phosphate rock in the Sahel.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  67:167-176. 2003
  • Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics 2003
  • Effect of type and level of roughage offered to sheep and urine addition on compost quality and millet growth and production in the Sahel.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  62:203-208. 2002
  • Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems.  62:209-217. 2002
  • Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands.  Journal of Arid Environments.  41:231-245. 1999
  • Soil pH and nitrogen changes following cattle and sheep urine deposition.  Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis.  28:1253-1268. 1997
  • Changes in a Sandy Sahelian Soil Following Crop Residue and Fertilizer Additions 1992
  • Fertilizer management strategies for legume-based croping systems in the West African semi-arid tropics 1991
  • Natural Resources Management For Sustainable Agriculture In The Sudano-Sahelian Zone 1990

• document

  • Sorghum-and millet-legume cropping systems 2015
  • Molecular profiling of interspecific lowland rice population derived from IR64 (O. sativa) and Tog5681 (O. glaberrima) 2008
  • Mwangaza – A new early maturing, RYMV resistant rice mutant released in the United Repuplic of Tanzania 2008
  • Soil management practices to improve nutrient-use efficiencies and reduce risk in millet-based cropping systems in the Sahel 2003
  • Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa 2002
  • Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics of West Africa 2002
  • Sustainable intensification of crop? livestock systems through manure management in eastern and western Africa: Lessons learned and emerging research opportunities 2001
  • Resource management research in- semi-arid West Africa: Challenges and new opportunities 1997
  • A farm-level evaluation of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use and planting density for pearl millet production in Niger 1992
  • FERTILITY STATUS OF SELECTED MILLET PRODUCING SOILS OF WEST AFRICA WITH EMPHASIS ON PHOSPHORUS 1991
  • Management Practices to Increase Yield and Yield Stability of Pearl Millet in Africa 1987

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  • A critical analysis of challenges and opportunities for soil fertility restoration in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa.  Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 109-136. 2007