Joyce Siima Blandes

Cassava Growth and Biomass Yield Influenced by Land Cultivation Methods, Farmyard Manure and Potassium Fertilizer in the North-Western Part of Tanzania

Mgeta Steven Merumba, Johnson Mashambo Semoka, Ernest Semu, Balthazar Michael Msanya & Joyce Siima Blandes · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2025

Field trials were laid out in the north-western part of Tanzania to find out the effluence of land cultivation methods, farmyard manure (FYM) and potassium (K) rates on the growth and biomass yield of cassava using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and the treatments arrang...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i3556

Influence of Tillage Methods, Farmyard Manure and Potassium Rates on Soil Moisture and Relationship with Cassava Root Yields in Kagera, Tanzania

Mgeta Steven Merumba, Johnson Mashambo Semoka, Ernest Semu, Balthazar Michael Msanya & Joyce Siima Blandes · Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 2024

Field experimental trial was established in Biharamulo, Bukoba and Missenyi districts, Tanzania in two consecutive (2018/19 and 2019/20) cropping seasons, aimed at determining the effects of tillage methods, farmyard manure (FYM) and potassium rates on soil moisture conservation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i3333

Profitability of Using Different Rates of Farmyard Manure and Potassium Fertilizer for Cassava Production in Bukoba, Missenyi and Biharamulo Districts, Tanzania

Mgeta Steven Merumba, Ernest Semu, Johnson Mashambo Semoka, Balthazar Michael Msanya, Jojianas Kokulamka Kibura & Joyce Siima Blandes · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2022

The resolution of using or not using a particular technology in crop production is governed by the profitability of that technology being used. A study was conducted in Bukoba, Missenyi and Biharamulo districts in the Kagera region during the 2018/19 and 2019/20 cropping seasons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i1030887