The study aimed at provision of research information by pedological characterization of soil units of Morogoro District, Tanzania. Three soil units were selected coupled with field reconnaissance survey. Soil pedons were characterized at Kiziwa (KZW-P1), Mkambarani (MKA-P1) and F...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32681
Indigenous soil conservation measures such as miraba have been widely used in Usambara Mountains for controlling soil erosion but with little success. On-farm runoff experiments were set from 2011–2014 onAcrisols in Majulai and Migambo villages with contrasting agro-ecological co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/13636
Indigenous soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies such as miraba (rectangular grass strip bounds that do not necessarily follow contours) and micro ridges have been used widely in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. However, their strengths and limitations to crop productiv...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13692
S. B. Mwango, B. M. Msanya, P. W. Mtakwa, D. N. Kimaro, J. Deckers, J. Poesen, I. Nzunda & S. Ringo·Advances in Research·2014
The Usambara Mountains in Tanzania are severely affected by soil erosion which has led to deterioration of soil properties and reduced crop productivity. Indigenous soil erosion control measures such as miraba which are widely practised in the area have yielded little success. Fi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13647
Crop residues are overlooked when making fertilizer recommendations, yet have potential to contribute to soil nitrogen in addition to mineral fertilizer use. A study was carried out in western Kenya to establish the contribution of soybean residues under varied management options...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/36777