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Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 25, Iss 3 (2022)
Background: Soil hydraulic parameters in non-saturated conditions are crucial for explaining soil water dynamics in the field. It is therefore necessary to understand the link between soil water potential and hydraulic conductivity in the soil in ord
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https://doaj.org/article/c9c7671522d34f51bf9ea5ff68eec91f
Publikováno v:
Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp e09692- (2022)
Investments in climate smart agriculture (CSA) are often hampered by inadequate finance. The risks of climate change further scare away private investors from this technology. However, household savings have been established as a key contributor to f
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https://doaj.org/article/1fcb8660de964da48a7d6ba07dbf7252
Publikováno v:
Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp e09305- (2022)
Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are innovations meant to reduce the risks in agricultural production among smallholder farmers. Among the factors that influence farmer adoption of agricultural technologies are farmers' risk attitudes and
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https://doaj.org/article/4db9c8e6e3184b43afa62b38a90546a4
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 24, Iss 3 (2021)
Background: Sweet potato producers in Kenya practice either sole cropping of or relay cropping and rarely do intercropping which aims at maximizing on time and space. Objective. To assess the relative performance of sweet potato under various croppin
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https://doaj.org/article/e3447a2b37aa441e899e1ce59242558b
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 24, Iss 2 (2021)
Background: In the wake of the changing climate, the current water crisis has increasing relevance for the human race, hence estimation is an integral part of planning, development and management of water resources of the country based on several met
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https://doaj.org/article/97cf5b0a48a14bd5abf9db582658a917
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2020)
Background. Soil health assessment has been based on narrow disciplinary approaches that overlook the multiple and interacting biological processes that are the basis of sustainable crop productivity. Objective. Determine the influence of seasonal va
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https://doaj.org/article/db279b30c630455ebad28940892408d2
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 23, Iss 2 (2020)
Background. Inappropriate agricultural practices such as use of heavy machinery, excessive tillage and unbalanced use of inorganic fertilizers, inappropriate irrigation practices and poor water management techniques, pesticide overuse, inadequate cro
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https://doaj.org/article/35e97fc0bdcc4be3ba074b79160e1980
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 21, Iss 2 (2018)
Despite silicon not considered an essential nutrient, it is typically abundant in soils and is known to have beneficial effects when added to rice crops and several other plants. These beneficial effects include disease and pest resistance, structura
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https://doaj.org/article/9da31908ba22492c9f514f0e77365934
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 20, Iss 3 (2017)
Water insecurity is a threat to pastoral livelihoods and sustainability. The Water Act of Kenya, 2002, created the Water Resource Users’ Associations (WRUAs) to enhance water resource conservation access at the local level. Nevertheless, environmen
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https://doaj.org/article/394071b80cc64816909c84682f4e628e
Autor:
George Njomo Karuku
Publikováno v:
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, Vol 17, Iss 3 (2014)
SUMMARYThe soil water storage, soil water content, available water content and soil water balance under various cover crop residue management practices in a Nitisol were evaluated in a field experiment at the Kabete Field Station, University of Nairo
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https://doaj.org/article/a01461bc7dba4e11becd98a46d14ed57