Abstract:
This on-going study is examining the linkage between termite
prevalence and residue amount under conservation agriculture
in Zimbabwe. Preliminary results show that convectional
ploughing had lowest termite abundance while tied ridging
increased yield of test crops by up to 29.8% and conservation
agriculture by 15.2% compared to the control.
Cette étude en cours examine le lien entre la prévalence de
termites et la quantité de résidus en vertu de l’agriculture de
conservation au Zimbabwe. Les résultats préliminaires montrent
que le labourage conventionnel a la plus faible abondance des
termites tandis que le point lié de buttage augmente le rendement
des cultures d’essai d’un maximum de 29,8% et l’agriculture de
conservation de 15,2% par rapport au témoin.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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Region Focus:
Southern Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
1361-1366
Notes:
"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 stakeholers 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 soil science and water management".
