Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorGuto, S. N.en
dc.contributor.authorPypers, P.en
dc.contributor.authorVanlauwe, Bernarden
dc.contributor.authorde Ridder, N.en
dc.contributor.authorGiller, Kenen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMuru South Districten
dc.coverage.spatialCentral Kenyaen
dc.coverage.temporal2007 - 2009en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:08:26Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:08:26Zen
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of soil degradation and production constraints for smallholder farmers in Central Kenya offers an opportunity for the application of conservation agriculture practices. However, much variability exists between smallholders, rendering the benefits of CA quite site specific. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of minimum tillage and mulches on maize yields of twenty-one farms with varying soil fertility, size, and, cropping seasons. Two tillage and two crop residue trials were compared across three soil fertility classes from 2007 to 2009. It was determined that minimum tillage practices are inappropriate for good and poor soil fertility and most beneficial for farms of medium soil fertility. In order to raise agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, additional studies that account for heterogeneity among smallholders is critical.en
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dc.identifier4852en
dc.identifier.citationAgronomy Journal 103(3): 644-654en
dc.identifier.issn0002-1962en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69082en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherMadison, WI: American Society of Agronomyen
dc.relation.urihttp://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/lang/404964en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2011 American Society of Agronomyen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHousehold enterpriseen
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectLow input agricultureen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectAgricultural ecosystemsen
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectKenyaen
dc.subjectMaizeen
dc.subjectSmallholder farmsen
dc.subjectContinuous croppingen
dc.subjectZea mays l.en
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleSocio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenyaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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