Search
Now showing items 141-150 of 196
Soil organic matter dynamics and crop productivity as affected by organic resource quality and management practices on smallholder farms
(2014-06-26)
Crop productivity in low-input agricultural systems is largely a function of the soil’s
capacity to hold and release nutrients in soil organic matter (SOM). Although sandy soils
on most Zimbabwean smallholder farms ...
Building climate change resilience through adaptation in smallholder farming systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017-03-20)
Households with increased access to climate information through extension services were likely
to have better adaptation abilities. It was also shown that younger farmers were likely to adapt to climate
change given their ...
Partial Nutrient Balances in Tropical Velvet Bean-Maize System in Zimbabwe
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017-12-15)
In a field experiment on legume-maize cropping sequence, the effect of nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser
application on nutrient budgeting after a two year cropping cycle was studied. The results of this work showed
that ...
Tepary bean: a climate smart crop for food and nutritional security
(2016-04-08)
The variability of climate demands the use of a variety of agronomic strategies and crop choices. Traditional
drought tolerant crops such as sorghum are often chosen when drought seasons are anticipated. However, there
are ...
Climate change mainstreaming in extension agents training curricula: a case of Mopani and Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
(SAGE, 2019)
This study assessed the provision of informal training offered by the Limpopo Department of
Agriculture, South Africa, to agricultural extension officers (AEOs). The study used surveyed 90 public
extension officers ...
Selection of Optimum Vegetative Indices for the assessment of tobacco float seedlings response to fertilizer management
(ISRN Agronomy, 2012-05-21)
The experiment sought to establish the vegetative indices for assessing tobacco float seedling varieties’ response to different fertilizer
rates. A factorial design, with 3 variety × 4 fertilizer management treatments, ...
Climate Scenarios in Relation to Agricultural Patterns of Major Crops in Southern Africa
(Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017-06-12)
Impact of conservation agriculture on weed dynamics and maize grain yield in eastern Zambia
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2015-10-20)
Improved fallows of Sesbania sesban (Sesbania) have been known to improve soil physical and chemical properties and increase crop yield compared to traditional fallows. However, the effects of soil tillage practices after ...