Niche-based assessment of contributions of legumes to the nitrogen economy of Western Kenya smallholder farms

Nitrogen (N) deficiency is a major constraint to the productivity of the African smallholder farming systems. Grain, green manure and forage legumes have the potential to improve the soil N fertility of smallholder farming systems through biological N2-fixation. The N2-fixation of bean (Phaseolus vu...

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Main Authors: Ojiem, J.O., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Ridder, N.A. de, Giller, Kenneth E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43889

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