Lessons learned from Long-term Soil Fertility Management Experiments in Africa

Overview of long-term experiments in Africa A. Bationo, B. Waswa, A. Adamou, V. Bado, M. Bonzi, E. Iwuafor, C. Kibunja, J.Kihara, M. Mucheru, D. Mugendi, J. Mugwe, C. Mwale, J. Okeyo, A. Olle, K. Roing and M. Sedogo Long term effects of crop rotations with fallow or groundnut on soil fertility and succeeding sorghum yields in the guinea savannah of West Africa V. Bado, A. Bationo, F. Lompo, K. Traore, M.P. Sedogo and M.P. Cescas Crop and soil response to tillage and crop residue application in a tropical Ferralsol in sub-humid western Kenya J. Kihara, J. Mukalama, S. Njoroge and A. Bationo Strategies for maintenance and improvement of soil productivity under continuous maize and beans cropping system in the sub-humid highlands of Kenya: Case study of the long-term trial at Kabete C. N. Kibunja1, F. B. Mwaura, D. N. Mugendi, P. T. Gicheru, J.W. Wamuongo and A. Bationo Management of Soil Fertility in a Long-Term Field Traial of Semi-Arid Kenya F.M. Kihanda and G.P. Warren Long-term soil fertility trials in Niger, West Africa A. Adamou, K. Saidou and A. Bationo Effects of organic and inorganic applications on soil bacterial and fungal microbial communities diversity and impacts of earthworms on microbial diversity in the Kabete Long-term trial, Kenya M.M. Kamaa, H.N. Mburu, E. Blanchart, L. Chibole, J.L. Chotte, C.N. Kibunja and D. Lesueur Cropping systems in the Sudano-sahelian zone: Implications on soil fertility management over varied seasons A. Bationo, J. Kimetu, J. Kihara, Z. Traore, M. Bagayoko, V. Bado, M. Lompo, R. Tabo and S. Koala Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Fertilizer Use in West Africa from long-term experiments: Alternative phosphorus fertilizer sources in different agro-ecological zones of Togo A. Bationo, A.K. Pinto-Toyi and E. Ayuk, A.U. Mokwunye Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status B. Vanlauwe, G. Nziguheba, O.C. Nwoke, J. Diels, N Sanginga and R. Merckx

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