Root and inorganic nitrogen distributions in sesbania fallow, natural fallow and maize fields

By Kindu Mekonnen, R. Buresh, B. Jama. Plant and Soil, 2004

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Pruning effects on root distribution and nutrient dynamics in an acacia hedgerow planting in northern Kenya (2000, background): “Subsoil nitrate accumulations have been reported in tropical cropping systems from several locations (e.g. Hartemink et al., 1996; Mekonnen et al., 1997).”
The State of Soil Degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Baselines, Trajectories, and Solutions (2015, background): “Most studies in the literature compare and contrast management practices [31–34] or examine one farming practice across different regions [5,35].”
Meta-analysis of maize yield response to woody and herbaceous legumes in sub-Saharan Africa (2008, background): “2007; Wortmann and Kaizzi 2000), (2) retrieval of nutrients from below the rooting zone of maize crops (Chintu et al. 2004; Mekonnen et al. 1997), (3) reduction of nutrient losses from leaching, runoff and erosion (Hartemink et al.”