Pacsu Simwaka

Enhancement of the Productivity of Groundnut in Malawi through the Combined Use of Inoculants and Foliar Application of Nutrients

Austin T. Phiri, Pacsu Simwaka & Daniel Kausiwa · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Low productivity characterizes the production of groundnut among smallholder farmers in Malawi. There is a need to explore options capable of increasing the productivity of the crop sustainably more especially under the changing climate. Against this background, experiments were...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v5i130097

Enhancement of the Productivity of Soybean in Malawi through Foliar Application of Nutrients

Austin T. Phiri, Pacsu Simwaka & Daniel Kausiwa · Asian Soil Research Journal · 2020

In Malawi, inoculating soybean with rhizobia, has been advocated for decades as a way of boosting productivity through enhancement of biological nitrogen fixation. The effectiveness of this strategy however, has been constrained by the low soil fertility status of soils in Malawi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/asrj/2020/v3i230069

Improving Maize Productivity under Rain-Fed Conditions through the Combined Use of Inorganic and Organic Fertilizer in Malawi

Austin T. Phiri, Kate Malola, Samuel Mwafulirwa & Pacsu Simwaka · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Integrated soil fertility management was promoted on-farm during the 2018/2019 cropping season in Thyolo, Phalombe, Mulanje and Zomba districts of southern Malawi, in purposively selected extension planning areas (EPAs). Sixty farmers, fifteen from each district were involved. Tr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230082