Tapping indigenous herbaceous legumes for soil fertility management by resource-poor farmers in Zimbabwe

A 2-year study was conducted in three rainfall zones of Zimbabwe to explore opportunities for harnessing biological nitrogen fixation of non-cultivated herbaceous legumes, which hitherto have been regarded simply as weeds, in order to improve soil productivity on smallholder farms. The rainfall zone...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2005-09, Vol.109 (3), p.221-233
Hauptverfasser:	Mapfumo, P., Mtambanengwe, F., Giller, K.E., Mpepereki, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Biological and medical sciences Crotalaria fallow Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agroecology General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping General agronomy. Plant production Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development Indigenous herbaceous legumes Indigenous legume fallows Indigofera legumes N 2-fixation nitrogen fixation nutrient deficiencies Nutrient-depleted soils Resource-poor farmers Soil fertility soil productivity Species diversity Tephrosia
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Zusammenfassung:	A 2-year study was conducted in three rainfall zones of Zimbabwe to explore opportunities for harnessing biological nitrogen fixation of non-cultivated herbaceous legumes, which hitherto have been regarded simply as weeds, in order to improve soil productivity on smallholder farms. The rainfall zones used ranged from sub-humid (800 mm annually) to semi-arid (
ISSN:	0167-8809 1873-2305
DOI:	10.1016/j.agee.2005.03.015