Variation in maize yield gaps with plant nutrient inputs, soil type and climate across sub-Saharan Africa

By G. Sileshi, F. Akinnifesi, L. Debusho, T. Beedy, Olu Ajayi, Simon Mong’omba. 2010

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Adoption of agroforestry and the impact on household food security among farmers in Malawi (2016, background): “Farmers continuously cultivate the staple crop maize, with little or no rotations with leguminous crops that fix nitrogen into the soil contributing to a steady decline in fertility (Manfongoya et al. 2006, Sileshi et al. 2010).”
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Evergreen Agriculture: a robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa (2010, background): “However, with an application of a quarter-dose of mineral fertilizer, maize yields may surpass 4 t/ha (Akinnifesi et al. 2010; Sileshi et al. 2010).”
Accurate crop yield predictions from modelling tree-crop interactions in gliricidia-maize agroforestry (2017, background): “, 2008), but with different performance across soil types, climates and fertiliser application (Sileshi et al., 2010).”