About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Natural Resource Management"
Farmer - managed trials for evaluation of rhizatech and legumefix in Bungoma district Kenya
Abstract:
The nitrogen reserve of agricultural soils must be replenished
periodically in order to maintain an adequate level for crop
production. This replacement of soil nitrogen is generally
accomplished by the addition of fertilizers or as products of
biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Symbiotic BNF allows many
legumes to meet their nitrogen requirements from the
atmosphere rather than the soil but in some cases, the resident
population of rhizobium bacteria, the microsymbiont associated
with nitrogen-fixing legumes, may not perform as an effective
symbiotic partner. Increasing grain, tree and pasture legume
production and matching these legumes with the correct
microsymbiont are therefore a key component of improving
agriculture and ecosystem services in the tropics. Identifying
niches for legume BNF within existing farming systems is of
paramount importance as the price of inorganic fertilizer
continue to increase.
La réserve de l’azote des sols agricoles doit être renouvelée
périodiquement afin de maintenir un niveau adéquat pour la
production agricole. Ce remplacement d’azote du sol est
généralement accompli par l’ajout d’engrais ou de produits de
fixation biologique d’azote (BNF). La symbiotique BNF permet
à beaucoup de légumineuses de répondre à leurs besoins en
azote de l’atmosphère plutôt que de sol, mais dans certains
cas, la population résidente de bactéries rhizobium, le microsymbiote
associés aux légumineuses fixatrices d’azote,
pourraient fonctionner comme un partenaire symbiotique
efficace. L’augmentation de céréales, d’arbres et production
de légumineuses et de pâturages correspondant à ces
légumineuses avec les microsymbiotes corrects sont donc un
élément clé de l’amélioration de l’agriculture et les services
éco-systémiques dans les zones tropicales. L’identification des
créneaux pour les légumineuses BNF dans les systèmes agricoles existants est d’une importance capitale comme les
prix des engrais inorganiques continuer à augmenter.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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687-691
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