Soil Fertility Management for Soybean Intensification in Western Kenya
Large soybean yield gaps on smallholder farms in Kenya are associated with multiple soil constraints, including nutrient depletion, low organic matter, and soil acidity. Integrated nutrient management practices are necessary to increase productivity, particularly on degraded course-textured soils.
DOI: 10.24047/BC10223Keywords
- integrated soil fertility management
- yield potential
- smallholders
- biological nitrogen fixation
Soybean grain yield (top) and root nodule weight (bottom) results obtained on-farm in Masaba and Nyabeda (Western Kenya) for the two cropping seasons.
Evans Wafula, Shamie Zingore, and George N. Chemining’wa. 2018. Soil Fertility Management for Soybean Intensification in Western Kenya. Better Crops 102(2): 3-5. doi.org/10.24047/BC10223