Micronutrient deficiencies in African soils and the human nutritional nexus: opportunities with staple crops

J Kihara, P Bolo, M Kinyua, J Rurinda… - … geochemistry and health, 2020 - Springer
A synthesis of available agronomic datasets and peer-reviewed scientific literature was
conducted to:(1) assess the status of micronutrients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) arable …

Impact of micronutrients in mitigation of abiotic stresses in soils and plants—A progressive step toward crop security and nutritional quality

SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, AK Shukla - Advances in Agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to increasing incidences of abiotic stresses all over the world, the foremost objective to
achieve crop security and nutritional quality for the global population is indeed a daunting …

Safeguarding human and planetary health demands a fertilizer sector transformation

PS Bindraban, CO Dimkpa, JC White… - Plants, People …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Fertilizer nutrients are essential for food and nutrition security, but
a large proportion of nutrients applied to soil are lost because they are unavailable to plants …

Optimizing split-fertilizer applications for enhanced maize yield and nutrient use efficiency in Nigeria's Middle-belt

K Ojeniyi, C Ngonidzashe, K Devkota, D Madukwe - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Inadequate and imbalanced fertilizer application is a significant barrier to achieving higher
maize yields in Nigeria's Middle Belt. This study hypothesized that optimizing fertilizer types …

Soil properties, crop yield, and economics under integrated crop management practices in Karnataka, southern India

SP Wani, KH Anantha, KK Garg - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Considering the importance of sustainable production practices with greater resource use
efficiency, a study was conducted during 2009–12 to understand the soil properties, crop …

Exploiting genotype x environment x management interactions to enhance maize productivity in Ethiopia

S Seyoum, R Rachaputi, S Fekybelu… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Maize is the main staple food crop grown by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. High variability
in inter-seasonal rainfall presents the biggest risk for farmers to invest in best management …

Factoring labour when comparing in situ rainwater harvesting technologies for semi-arid areas of central Tanzania

EY Swai, L Mwinuka, MJ Shitindi, J Manda… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Erratic rainfall, high evapotranspiration rates and droughts are major factors limiting crop
production in semi-arid areas. Tied ridges that have crossed ties within the furrow are …

Enhancing resource use efficiency through soil management for improving livelihoods

SP Wani, G Chander, KH Anantha - Adaptive soil management: From …, 2017 - Springer
Sustainable intensification and improvement in farm-based livelihoods particularly in
dryland tropics are the biggest challenges of the century. Widespread soil degradation …

Secondary and micronutrient application effects on corn fertilized for different yield goals under highly weathered soil conditions

S Amissah, G Ankomah, RD Lee, MAI Sohag… - Agronomy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Highly weathered soils have low native fertility; thus, optimum nutrient management is
critical, especially for a high‐input crop such as corn (Zea mays). Field studies were …

Response of maize to secondary nutrients and micronutrients in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria.

II Garba, JM Jibrin, AY Kamara, AA Adnan… - 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Background and Objective: In order to address the inadequacy of the current
blanket fertilizer recommendation in the Guinea Savanna of Nigeria, the effect of other …