Phosphorus deficiency affects around 80% of the acid soils of western Kenya, but fertilizer use is limited due to high prices. This paper explores the potential of local phosphate rocks (PR) as a remedy within the context on an integrated soil fertility management approach. A promising phosphate rock is Minjingu PR (MPR, Tanzania), a sedimentary/biogenic deposit which contains about 13% total P and 3% neutral ammonium citrate (NAC) soluble P. On-farm trials in P-deficient soils in western Kenya demonstrate MPR to be as effective as triple superphosphate (TSP, 20% P) at equal P rates. The benefits are most pronounced with the integration of agroforestry technologies that improve soil fertility. Besides Minjingu PR, Busumbu PR from Uganda (BP...
Not only phosphorus (P) bioavailable in soil is very low but phosphate fertilizing efficiency is als...
One of the major problems that has inhibited the development of economically successful agriculture ...
Phosphate rock (PR) is an alternative fertilizer to increase the P content of P-deficient weathered ...
Poor soils are a major cause of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and thus restoration of soil fertilit...
Phosphorus deficiency has been identified as a major constraint to crop production on highly weather...
One of the major constraints to enhanced crop productivity in West Africa is low soil fertility and ...
<p>Crop yields in Tanzania are often limited by P deficiency. Direct application of the locall...
Assesses the performance of phosphate rock compared to other phosphates on cereals and feed crops, a...
Crop yields in Tanzania are often limited by P deficiency. Direct application of the locally mined M...
The objective of this article is to provide experimental data and new insights about the best P fert...
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Nourrir le sol : la roche comme engrais phosphat
The effectiveness of rock phosphate as a phosphorus nutrient source was studied as compared to tripl...
Oxide mineralogy of acid tropical soils contributes to the problem of phosphorus (P) deficiency due ...
Enhancing Dissemination of Soil and Water Research Outputs of SADC UniversitiesStudies were conducte...
In tropical soils, plant growth is often limited by a low P availability. In addition, these soils o...
Not only phosphorus (P) bioavailable in soil is very low but phosphate fertilizing efficiency is als...
One of the major problems that has inhibited the development of economically successful agriculture ...
Phosphate rock (PR) is an alternative fertilizer to increase the P content of P-deficient weathered ...
Poor soils are a major cause of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and thus restoration of soil fertilit...
Phosphorus deficiency has been identified as a major constraint to crop production on highly weather...
One of the major constraints to enhanced crop productivity in West Africa is low soil fertility and ...
<p>Crop yields in Tanzania are often limited by P deficiency. Direct application of the locall...
Assesses the performance of phosphate rock compared to other phosphates on cereals and feed crops, a...
Crop yields in Tanzania are often limited by P deficiency. Direct application of the locally mined M...
The objective of this article is to provide experimental data and new insights about the best P fert...
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Nourrir le sol : la roche comme engrais phosphat
The effectiveness of rock phosphate as a phosphorus nutrient source was studied as compared to tripl...
Oxide mineralogy of acid tropical soils contributes to the problem of phosphorus (P) deficiency due ...
Enhancing Dissemination of Soil and Water Research Outputs of SADC UniversitiesStudies were conducte...
In tropical soils, plant growth is often limited by a low P availability. In addition, these soils o...
Not only phosphorus (P) bioavailable in soil is very low but phosphate fertilizing efficiency is als...
One of the major problems that has inhibited the development of economically successful agriculture ...
Phosphate rock (PR) is an alternative fertilizer to increase the P content of P-deficient weathered ...