"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 agronomy".
Adapting soybean varieties to soil fertility variability for increased productivity in smallholder systems of Uganda
Abstract:
Biophysical conditions; climate and soil types underpin the
suitability for growing of different crops at larger scales such
as the agroecological regions while at the lower scales, crop
production is governed by soil fertility status and management.
These factors together with and socio-economic environment
(e.g. culture, markets, infrastructure etc.) create niches for
production of a given crop. This research aims at identifying
niches for sustainable production of soyabean and will test the
hypothesis that suitability of different soyabean varieties differ
between and within agroecological zones. The research will be
conducted in the Southern and Eastern Lake Kyoga basin and
Northern tall grasslands agroecological zones and will involve
active farmer collaboration. Participatory variety selection will
complement agronomic experimentation to identify best fitting
soyabean varieties within the agroecological zones. Appropriate
soil fertility management practices necessary for high
productivity of the soyabean varieties will also be developed.
Les conditions biophysiques, les types de climat et de sol soustendent
l’aptitude à la croissance des différentes cultures à grande
échelle telles que les régions agro-écologiques, tout en échelles
inférieures, la production agricole est régi par le statut de la
fertilité du sol et de gestion. Ces facteurs ensemble avec ceux
de l’environnement socio-économique (par exemple la culture,
les marchés, les infrastructures, etc.) de créer des niches pour
la production d’une culture donnée. Cette recherche vise à
identifier les niches de production durable de soja et de tester
l’hypothèse selon laquelle des aptitudes de différentes variétés
de soja diffèrent entre et au sein de zones agro-écologiques.
La recherche sera menée dans le sud et l’est du bassin du lac
Kyoga et au Nord de hautes zones des prairies agro-écologiques
et nécessitera la collaboration active des agriculteurs. La
sélection variétale participative viendra compléter l’expérimentation agronomique pour identifier les meilleures
variétés de soja qui s’inscrivent dans les zones agro-écologiques.
Des pratiques appropriées de gestion de la fertilité des sols
nécessaires à une productivité élevée des variétés de soja seront
également développés.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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Region Focus:
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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Extent:
935-942
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