The biological component of soil health, particularly bacteria and fungi, plays a central role in organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling and mineralization, thereby contributing to the maintenance of soil fertility and overall soil functioning. However, continuous cultiva...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i106349
Declining soil fertility and soil acidity are major limitations to sustainable crop production in the Kenyan highlands, where Nitisols are intensively cultivated for maize production. Excessive exchangeable acidity, particularly in the form of aluminium and hydrogen ions, can res...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3759
The research was focused on an ecologically sound and highly production of legumes particularly green gram through the application of Rhizobium and rock phosphate fertilizer. Therefore, biomass production, nutrient use efficiency and yield parameters were determined for two growi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2022/v9i230141
Soil fertility decline is one of the major constraints in agricultural productivity. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in legumes can offer a cost-effective and sustainable means towards soil fertility management. There is limited information on green-gram BNF enhancement throug...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2020/v6i430099
Green gram is an important drought tolerant grain legume crop in Kenya. In Tharaka Nithi County green gram is as a major source of food security. Hence, there is need for a cheap and sustainable system of agricultural production is needed to increase its production. The legume/Rh...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i130110