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    Mineral Nutrition and Integration of Forage Legumes into Smallholder Farming Systems, with Emphasis on Velvet Bean [Mucuna pruriens (L) DC var. utilis]. 

    Jiri, Obert (2012-08-30)
    The major objective of this work was to evaluate and compare forage supply and soil fertility effects of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) integrated into smallholder cropping systems as ley, intercrop and green ...
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    Evaluation of Tillage Practices for Maize (Zea mays) Grown on Different Land-Use Systems in Eastern Zambia 

    Jiri, Obert; Mafongoya, Paramu, L; Mutondwa, Phophi (Kluwer Academic Publishers., 2004-01-22)
    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 ...
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    The effect of managing improved fallows of Mucuna pruriens on maize production and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in sub-humid Zimbabwe 

    Whitbread, Anthony M.; Jiri, Obert; Maasdorp, Barbara (2004-01-22)
    Mucuna pruriens has emerged as a successful forage or green manure legume for use in the smallholder animallivestock systems of Zimbabwe. The efficiency of N recovery from mucuna residues in subsequent maize crops can ...
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    Evaluation of Tillage Practices for Maize (Zea mays) Grown on Different Land-Use Systems in Eastern Zambia 

    Mafongoya, Paramu, L.; Jiri, Obert; Phophi, Mutondwa (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-10-27)
    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 ...
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    Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District 

    Jiri, Obert; Mafongoya, Paramu, L.; Chivenge, Pauline (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017-09-18)
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and variability based on the socioeconomic and biophysical characteristics of Chiredzi District, a region that ...
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    Seasonal climate prediction and adaptation using indigenous knowledge systems in agriculture systems in Southern Africa: A review 

    Jiri, Obert; Mafongoya, Paramu, L.; Mubaya, Chipo; Mafongoya, Owen (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-04-15)
    Erratic rainfall and increasing temperature is rapidly emerging as one of the most serious global problems affecting many sectors in the world. It is considered to be one of the most serious threats to sustainable development ...
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    Nutrient Dynamics in Wetland Organic Vegetable Production Systems in Eastern Zambia 

    Mafongoya, Paramu, L.; Jiri, Obert (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016-01-19)
    The aim of this study was to determine effects of organic inputs on vegetable crops and on a subsequent maize crop grown in wetlands. The following treatments were applied to cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and onion (Allium ...
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    Impact of conservation agriculture on weed dynamics and maize grain yield in eastern Zambia 

    Mafongoya, Paramu, L.; Jiri, Obert (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 ...
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    Partial Nutrient Balances in Tropical Velvet Bean-Maize System in Zimbabwe 

    Jiri, Obert; Mafongoya, Paramu, L. (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 ...
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    Tepary bean: a climate smart crop for food and nutritional security 

    Jiri, Obert; Mafongoya, Paramu, L. (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 ...
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