Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya

Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya

Soil macronutrient and micronutrient availability is particularly critical in semi-arid agro-ecological zones that are characterized by poor soil fertility and low rainfall regimes. An experiment was initiated in Siakago, Embu County to investigate the effects of tied-ridges, conventional tillage an...

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Main Authors:	L.G. Njiru, J.R. Yegon, G. Mwithiga, A. Micheni, N.J. Gitari, F.S. Mairura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:	Heliyon
Subjects:	Tied-ridges Soil macronutrients Soil micronutrients Inorganic fertilizer Manure Green gram
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023081343

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