This study was undertaken to assess the release pattern of available phosphorus in a Togo phosphate rock and ammonium sulphate soil amendment. Treatments were prepared through the combinations of soil, phosphate rock (PR) ...

Urbanagricultureischaracterizedbyfastrotationofcroppingcyclesandhighinputsandoutputsonrelativelysmallareasofland. Depletion of soil organic carbon and low nutrient use efficiency are severe agricultural constraints in the ...

Polyphenols can influence the rate of N2O emission and N mineralization in leguminous crop residues by affecting the activities of residue decomposers or by forming protein complexes. A laboratory microcosm incubation study ...

A laboratory microcosm incubation was conducted to study the influence of mixed cowpea-maize residues on N2O emission and N mineralization in a tropical acrisol. The soils were incorporated with different ratios of cowpea: ...

Heavy metals are considered to be one of the major contaminants of water in recent years due to their non-biodegradable property; hence making them toxic and bioaccumulate to living organisms. Conventional methods such us ...

Tropical regions usually experience intermittent rainfall and this affects maize production in most tropical countries where irrigation facilities are inadequate. The pot experiment was conducted at the School of Agriculture ...

Application of organic mulching is soil management practice that seeks to improve soil moisture conservation, increase soil fertility and improve crop production. The study was carried out to quantify the effect of different ...

Maize streak disease (MSD) is one of the most destructive diseases of maize (Zea mays L.) estimated to cause a yield loss of about 20% in Ghana. Field experiment was conducted at Nkwanta in the Volta Region of Ghana during ...

Application of organic mulching is a current management practice that seeks to improve soil moisture conservation, increase soil fertility and crop production. The study was carried out to quantify the effect of different ...

Pig wastes have been considered a source of heavy metal pollution in soils in communities in the Central Region of Ghana where pig production is a major occupation. The concentration of copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) ...