Open Access Article; Published online: 20 Dec 2022 / CONTEXT Cereal-legume intercropping, a common practice among farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is important for crop diversification, soil fertility improvement, household nutrition and climate adaptation. However, cereals often outcompete the intercropped legumes for growth resources resultin...
Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Introduction. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is one of the perennial monocultures that has spread to almost a little more than nineteen million hectares in the world. Its expansion has generated social, economic, and political debate in various tropical countries. One of the problems that has been discussed is the impact on the physicochemical, biolo...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Soil properties and microbial activities are indicators that shape plant communities and evolution. We aimed to determine the interdependency between trees, belowground herbaceous plants, soil characteristics, and arbuscular mycorrhizal communities. Vachellia seyal and Prosopis chilensis and their associated herb layers were targeted. Soils sampled...
Land degradation, declining soil fertility, and erosion continue to plague agricultural production in many developing countries. In response to these farm production constraints and environmental challenges, a range of soil conservation technologies and practices have been developed and disseminated to tackle soil nutrient and fertility declines. H...
Agricultural land use planning is based on the capacity of the soil to support different types of crops and is a prerequisite for better use of cultivated land. Land Suitability Analysis (LSA) is used to measure the level of suitability of growing a specific crop in the area and can also be used to evaluate future scenarios as a means for sustainab...
peer reviewed / Land use changes cause soil degradation and loss of biodiversity, thereby affecting ecological processes and soil-associated ecosystem services. However, land use change impacts on soil health have received little attention in the highland landscapes of the tropics. In this research, using the soil health framework, we assessed the ...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Today, 50 percent of agricultural land in the world is moderately and severely degraded, and 12 million hectares of land are lost from agricultural use every year. Because of this, the land, which is the means of livelihood and livelihood of millions of people, is under threat. Nearly 800 million people suffer from chronic malnutrition, which in tu...
Early detection is important for the management of the Banana Bunch Top Disease (BBTD) as it enables the removal of inoculum and hence propagation of the disease. Roguing has been demonstrated as an effective way of managing BBTD if done consistently and in time. Disease detection is however dependent on the clear expression of the disease and its ...
