African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) > Bibliography

The following is a list of peer-reviewed and science extension publications involving our staff.

2025

ARTICLES

  1. F. Gomez, A. Carcedo, A. Diatta, P. Djighaly, L. Nagarajan, U. Singh, Z. Stewart, S. Zingore, K. Majumdar, P.V. Vara Prasad, I. Ciampitti. 2025. Towards site-specific nutrient management strategies: An open database in Senegal. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 969, 178926, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178926
  2. W.D. Carciochi, A. Dobermann, N.C. La Menza, S.M. Brouder, C.R. Donough, D.J. Heuschele, T. Oberthür, P. Sandaña, B.M. Shehu, J.T.S. Pereira, R.P. Soratto, J.J. Volenec, R. Wandri, Y. Wang, S.S. Win, P. He, P. Grassini. 2025. Quantifying potassium requirement and removal across crop species, Field Crops Research 322, 109717, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109717.
  3. M. Lacoste, V. Bellon‑Maurel, I. Piot‑Lepetit, S. Cook, N. Tremblay, L. Longchamps, M. McNee, J. Taylor, J. Ingram, I. Adolwa, A. Hall. 2025. Farmer‑centric On-Farm Experimentation: digital tools for a scalable transformative pathway. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 45:18, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-025-01011-8
  4. I.S. Adolwa, S. Zingore, J. Mutegi, M. McNee, B.A. Akorede, D. Masidza, T.S. Murrell, S.M. Ndungu, E. Nchanji, S. Cook, T. Oberthür, 2025. Delivering nutrient management impact through farmer-centric research: a systematic review of innovation systems in African smallholder systems. Agric. Sys. 229: 104416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104416

2024

ARTICLES

  1. Jayne, T.S., Zingore, S., Ibra Niang, A., Palm, C., Sanchez, P. 2024. Building 21st century agricultural research and extension systems in Africa. Breakthrough Institute. Berkeley, California, USA. p. 56. https://thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-agriculture-environment/building-21st-century-agricultural-research-and-extension-systems-in-africa
  2. Ludemann, C. I., Wanner, N., Chivenge, P., Dobermann, A., Einarsson, R., Grassini, P., Gruere, A., Jackson, K., Lassaletta, L., Maggi, F., Obli-Laryea, G., van Ittersum, M. K., Vishwakarma, S., Zhang, X., and Tubiello, F. N. 2024. A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 16, 525–541, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024
  3. Girsang, S.S., Stuart, A.M., Raharjo, B. et al. 2024. Rapid determination of site-specific N, P, and K management for rice in a tidal swampland. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10337-w
  4. J. Mutegi, I. Adolwa, A. Kiwia, S. Njoroge, A. Gitonga, J. Muthamia, E. Nchanji, F. Mairura, K. Majumdar, S. Zingore, T. Oberthur, M. Kiremu, M. Kansiime. 2023. Agricultural production and food security implications of Covid-19 disruption on small-scale farmer households: Lessons from Kenya, World Development, Vol. 173, 106405, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106405
  5. Ludemann, C.I., Hijbeek, R., van Loon, M.P. et al. 2024. Tiered maize and wheat nutrient removal coefficients estimated from available data. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10381-6
  6. Ramachandran, V., Donough, C., Soontat, C. Ratnam, M., Mohamad, R., Azahar, S., Hashim, A., Teh, K.S., Mansor, H., Oberthür, T., Ata, A. 2024. Improving Livelihoods for Independent Smallholders by Yield Intensification through Good Agricultural Practices. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1308 012062. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01065-z
  7. Rizzo, G., Agus, F., Susanti, Z. et al. 2024. Potassium limits productivity in intensive cereal cropping systems in Southeast Asia. Nat Food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01065-z
  8. Breure, M., Van Eynde, E., Njoroge, S., Chikowo, R., Comans, R., Hoffland, E. 2024. Boron availability and fertilizer response of maize in soils from sub‐Saharan Africa. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202400148
  9. Lyons, S.E., Arnall, D.B., Ashford-Kornburger, D., Brouder, S.M., Christian, E., Dobermann, A., Haefele, S.M., Haegele, J., Helmers, M.J., Jin, V.L., Margenot, A.J., McGrath, J.M., Morgan, K.T., Murrell, T.S., Osmond, D.L., Pelster, D.E., Slaton, N.A., Vadas, P.A., Venterea, R.T., … Wagner-Riddle, C. 2024. Field trial guidelines for evaluating enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20787

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Boulal, H., El Gharous, M. 2024. Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management in Moroccan Dryland Areas. In, (Eds. R. Moussadek, H. Ouabbou, O. El Gharras, R. Dahan, M. El Mourid), Research for Promoting Sustainable Farming Systems in Arid and Semi Arid areas of Morocco: Challenges, achievements and future prospects. National Institute of Agricultural Research INRA Morocco and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). p. 91. ISBN : 978-9920-787-25-3

SCIENCE EXTENSION

  1. Mariko, A., Mokere, R., Murrell, T.S., Amouzou, K.A., Boulal, H. 2024. A Case Study on Biomass Assessment in a Semi-Arid Olive Rainfed System in Morocco, Growing Africa 3(1), 2-6. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga31.FDQW7437

2023

ARTICLES

  1. G.N. Falconnier, L. Leroux, D. Beillouin, M. Corbeels, R.J. Hijmans, C. Bonilla-Cedrez, M. van Wijk, K. Descheemaeker, S. Zingore, F. Affholder, S. Lopez-Ridaura, E. Mal’ezieux, D. Makowski, J. Rurinda, M.K. van Ittersum, B. Vanlauwe, K.E. Giller, S.-K. Lammoglia, K. Waha. 2023. Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in East Africa, Agricultural Systems 205, 103588, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103588
  2. E. Mugi-Ngenga, L. Bastiaans, N.P.R. Anten, S. Zingore, F. Baijukya, K.E. Giller. 2023. The role of inter-specific competition for water in maize-legume intercropping systems in northern Tanzania, Agricultural Systems 207, 103619, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103619
  3.  J. Cock, D. Jiménez, H. Dorado, T. Oberthür. 2023. Operations research and machine learning to manage risk and optimize production practices in agriculture: good and bad experience. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2023, 62:101278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101278 
  4. I.S. Adolwa, J. Mutegi, J. Muthamia, A. Gitonga, S. Njoroge, A. Kiwia, D. Manoti, F.S. Mairurad, E.B. Nchanji. 2023. Enhancing sustainable agri-food systems using multi-nutrient fertilizers in Kenyan smallholder farming systems. Heliyon 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15320
  5. B.K. Paul, J.K. Mutegi, M.B. Wironen, S.A. Wood, M. Peters, S.S. Nyawira, M.T. Misiko, S.K. Dutta, S. Zingore, T. Oberthür, A.M.O., Notenbaert, S. Cook. 2023. Livestock solutions to regenerate soils and landscapes for sustainable agri-food systems transformation in Africa. Outlook on Agriculture 52(2) 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270231179747
  6. N. Taaime, S. Rafik, K. El Mejahed, A. Oukarroum, R. Choukr-Allah, R. Bouabid, M. El Gharous. 2023. Worldwide development of agronomic management practices for quinoa cultivation: a systematic review, Front. Agron. Sec. Agroecological Cropping Systems. Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2023.1215441
  7. S. Islam, M.K Gathala, J. Timsina, S. Dutta, M. Salim, K. Majumdar. 2023. Potassium Supplying Capacity and Contribution of Non-Exchangeable Potassium in Wetland Rice Soils in Bangladesh, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2023.2240853
  8. C.I. Ludemann, N. Wanner, P. Chivenge, A. Dobermann, R. Einarsson, P. Grassini, A. Gruere, K. Jackson, L. Lassaletta, F. Maggi, G. Obli-Laryea, M.K. van Ittersum, S. Vishwakarma, X. Zhang, F. Tubiello. 2023 (In review). A global reference database in FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 1961–2020, Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-206
  9.  T.S. Jayne, S. Zingore, A.I. Niang, C. Palm, P. Sanchez. 2023. Building twenty-first century agricultural research and extension capacity in Africa. European Review of Agricultural Economics 00, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad028
  10. G.N. Falconnier, R. Cardinael, M. Corbeels, F. Baudron, P. Chivenge, A. Couëdel, A. Ripoche, F. Affholder, K. Naudin, E. Benaillon, L. Rusinamhodzi, L. Leroux, B. Vanlauwe, K.E. Giller 2023. The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10.1177/00307270231199795
  11. Jayne, T.S., Zingore, S., Ibra Niang, A., Palm, C., Sanchez, P. 2023. Building twenty-first century agricultural research and extension capacity in Africa. European Review of Agricultural Economics, Volume 50, Issue 5, 1824–1846. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad028

REPORTS

  1. United Nations Environment Programme (2022). Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa: Summary for Decision Makers. Nairobi.
  2. B. Vanlauwe, T. Amede, A. Bationo, P. Bindraban, H. Breman, R. Cardinael, A. Couedel, P. Chivenge, M. Corbeels, A. Dobermann, G. Falconnier, W. Fatunbi, K. Giller, R. Harawa, M. Kamau, R. Merckx, C. Palm, D. Powlson, L. Rusinamhodzi, J. Six, U. Singh, Z. Stewart, M. van Ittersum, C. Witt, S. Zingore, R. Groot. 2023. Fertilizer and Soil Health in Africa: The Role of Fertilizer in Building Soil Health to Sustain Farming and Address Climate Change. IFDC. https://hub.ifdc.org/handle/20.500.14297/2085

SCIENCE EXTENSION

  1. S. Njoroge, E. Mugi-Ngenga, P. Chivenge, H. Boulal, S. Zingore, K. Majumdar. 2023. The Impact of the Global Fertilizer Crisis in Africa, Growing Africa 2(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga21.XZVK8042
  2. T.S. Jayne, S.Z. Zingore, A. Ibra Niang, C. Palm, P. Sanchez. 2023. Building Research, Development, and Extension Capacity for Sustainable Fertilizer Use and Soil Health in Africa, Growing Africa 2(1), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga21.BELW4471
  3. G. Sulewski, I. Adolwa. 2023. The Use and Impact of Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers in Kenyan Smallholder Cropping Systems, Growing Africa 2(1), 28-31. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga21.EDOQ6802 
  4. S. Zingore, T. Desalegn, A. Diallo, T. Amede, S. Njoroge, M. Diallo, L. Wanjiru, Ø. Botillen. 2023. The Implication of Soil Acidity and Management Options for Sustainable Crop Production in Africa, Growing Africa 2(1), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga21.IFCZ1970 
  5. Mutegi, J., Mouamine, I., Boulal, H., Amouzou, K.A., Valencia, B., Oberthür, T., Cook, S. 2023. The Role of 4R Plant Nutrition in Living Agricultural Landscapes: Developing the Nitrogen Water Carbon Nexus, Growing Africa 2(2): 2-7. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga22.HAJW5286 
  6. Outbakat, M.B., El Mejahed, K., El Gharous, M., El Omari, K., Beniaich, A. 2023. Phosphogypsum Application Improves the Physical Properties of Salt-Affected Soils, Growing Africa 2(2), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga22.JMFT3208
  7. Tangi, A., Chirinda, N., Boulal, H., Oberthür, T. 2023. The Taymate Cooperative: A Women-led Empowerment Story, Growing Africa 2(2), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga22.TBCI8696

2022

ARTICLES

  1. G.N. Falconnier, L. Leroux, D. Beillouin, M. Corbeels, R.J. Hijmans, C. Bonilla-Cedrez, M. van Wijk, K. Descheemaeker, S. Zingore, F. Affholder, S. Lopez-Ridaura, E. Mal’ezieux, D. Makowski, J. Rurinda, M.K. van Ittersum, B. Vanlauwe, K.E. Giller, S.-K. Lammoglia, K. Waha. 2023. Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in East Africa, Agricultural Systems 205, 103588, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.1035 
  2. W. Ntinyari, J. Gweyi-Onyango, M. Giweta, J. Mutegi, B. Mochoge, G. Nziguheba, and C. Masso 2022. Nitrogen budgets and nitrogen use effciency as agricultural performance indicators in Lake Victoria basin. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:1023579. http://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1023579
  3. S.P. Singh, S. Dutta, S. Jha, S.S. Prasad, S.K. Chaudhary, M.C. Manna, K. Majumdar, P. Srivastava, P.S. Brahmanand, K.M. Singh, K. Kumar. 2022. Indigenous Nutrient Supplying Capacity of Young Alluvial Calcareous Soils Favours the Sustainable Productivity of Hybrid Rice and Maize Crops. Sustainability 14, 11585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811585
  4. E. Mugi-Ngenga, L. Bastiaans, S. Zingore, N.P.R. Anten, K.E. Giller. 2022. The role of nitrogen fixation and crop N dynamics on performance and legacy effects of maize-grain legumes intercrops on smallholder farms in Tanzania. European Journal of Agronomy 141, 126617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126617
  5. S. Zingore, I.S. Adolwa, S. Njoroge, J.-M. Johnson, K. Saito, S. Phillips, J. Kihara, J. Mutegi, S. Murell, S. Dutta, P. Chivenge, K.A. Amouzou, T. Oberthur, S. Chakraborty, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi. 2022.Novel insights into factors associated with yield response and nutrient use efficiency of maize and rice in sub-Saharan Africa. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 42:82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00821-4
  6. E. Mugi-Ngenga, L. Bastiaans, N.P.R. Anten, S. Zingore, K.E. Giller. 2022. Immediate and residual-effects of sole and intercropped grain legumes in maize production systems under rain-fed conditions of Northern Tanzania. Field Crops Research 287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108656
  7. C.I. Ludemann, R. Hijbeek, M.P. van Loon, T.S. Murrell, A. Dobermann. M.K. van Ittersum. 2022. Estmating maize harvest index and nitrogen concentrations in grain and residue using globally available data. Field Crops Research 284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108578
  8. P. Chivenge, S. Zingore, K.S. Ezui, S. Njoroge, M.A. Bunquin, A. Dobermann, K. Saito. 2022. Progress in research on site-specific nutrient management for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Field Crops Research 281, 108503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108503
  9. W. Ntinyari, M. Giweta, J. Gweyi-Onyango, B. Mochoge, J. Mutegi, G. Nziguheba, C. Masso. 2022. Assessment of the 2006 Abuja Fertilizer Declaration With Emphasis on Nitrogen Use Efficiency to Reduce Yield Gaps in Maize Production, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5, doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.758724
  10. J. Wellens, D. Raes, E. Fereres, J. Diels, C. Coppye, J.G. Adiele, K.S.G. Ezui, L.-A. Becerra, M.G. Selvaraj, G. Dercon, L. Kheng Heng. 2022. Calibration and validation of the FAO AquaCrop water productivity model for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Agricultural Water Management 263, pp. 107491, doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107491
  11. J.P. Monzon, M. Jabloun, J. Cock, J-P Calman, A. Couëdel, P. Ho Vun Vui, C.R. Donough, Y.L. Lim, J. Mathews, T. Oberthur, N.E. Prabowo, J.I. Rattalino Edreira, M. Sidhu, M.A. Slingerland, H. Sugianto, P. Grassini. 2022. Influence of weather and endogenous cycles on spatiotemporal yield variation in oil palm, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 314, pp. 108789, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108789
  12. W. Ntinyari, J. Gweyi-Onyango, M. Giweta, B. Mochoge, J. Mutegi, G. Nziguheba, C. Masso. 2022. Nitrogen use efficiency trends for sustainable crop productivity in Lake Victoria basin: smallholder farmers\’ perspectives on nitrogen cycling, Environmental Research Communications 4, pp. 015004, doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ac40f2
  13. J. Timsina, S. Dutta, K.P. Devkota, S. Chakraborty, R.K. Neupane, S. Bista, L.P. Amgain, K. Majumdar. 2022. Assessment of nutrient management in major cereals: Yield prediction, energy-use efficiency and greenhouse gas emission. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 4 100147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100147
  14. K. Majumdar, S. Zingore, P. Chivenge, S. Dutta. 2022. Sustainable intensification: balancing the acts. Indian J. Agron. 66 (5th IAC Special issue).
  15. H. Banerjee, S. Sarkar, S.Kr. Dutta, S. Garai, K. Ray, S. Zingore, R. Goswami, K. Majumdar. 2022. Nitrogen management trade‑offs in hybrid rice for agronomy, carbon, and energy efficiency. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10199-0
  16. K. Roy, R. Goswami, S. Dutta, K. Ray, S. Sarkar, K. Brahmachari, M.K. Nanda, M. Mainuddin, H. Banerjee, J. Timsina, K. Majumdar. 2022. Researching From a Distance: Mapping COVID-19 and Cyclonic Storm Affected Agri-Food Systems by Integrating Qualitative Research and Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping. SAGE Research Methods: Doing Research Online. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529604092
  17. S.K. Behera, A.K. Shukla, K. Suresh, K. Manorama, R.K. Mathur, K. Majumdar. 2022. Yield Variability in Oil Palm Plantations in Tropical India Is Influenced by Surface and Sub-Surface Soil Fertility and Leaf Mineral Nutrient Contents. Sustainability 14, 2672. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052672
  18. T. Mabhaudhi, S. Hlahla, V.G.P. Chimonyo, R. Henriksson, T.P. Chibarabada, V.G. Murugani, V.P. Groner, Z. Tadele, N. Sobratee, R. Slotow, A.T. Modi, F. Baudron, P. Chivenge. 2022. Diversity and Diversification: Ecosystem Services Derived From Underutilized Crops and Their Co-benefits for Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes and Resilient Food Systems in Africa. Frontiers in Agronomy 4, Article 859223, https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.859223
  19. A. Dobermann, T, Bruulsema, I. Cakmak, B. Gerard, K. Majumdar, M. McLaughlin, P. Reidsma, B. Vanlauwe, L. Wollenberg, F. Zhang, X. Zhang. 2022. Responsible plant nutrition: A new paradigm to support food system transformation. Global Food Security 33, 100636, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100636
  20. M. Kiremu, F. Scrimgeour, J. Mutegi, R. Mumo. 2022. Climate finance readiness: A review of institutional frameworks and policies in Kenya, Sustainable Environment, 8:1, 2022569, 10.1080/27658511.2021.2022569
  21. J. Timsina, S. Dutta, K. Prasad Devkota, S. Chakraborty, R. Krishna Neupane, S. Bista, L. Prasad Amgain, K. Majumdar. 2022. Assessment of nutrient management in major cereals: Yield prediction, energy-use efficiency and greenhouse gas emission 4, 100147 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100147 
  22. G. Ezui, K. Haugen-Kozyra, D. Heaney, L. Nirjan, C. Graham, S. Njoroge, S. Zingore, T. Bruulsema. 2022. Can 4R Practices Limit the Nitrous Oxide Emissions from increasing Fertilizer Use in Sub-Sahara Africa?
  23. E. Van Eynde, M. Breure, R. Chikowo, S. Njoroge, R.N.J. Comans, E. Hoffland. 2022. Soil zinc fertilisation does not increase maize yields but improves nutritional quality. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2113596/v1

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. W. Ntinyari, M. Giweta, J. Mutegi, C. Masso, J.P. Gweyi-Onyango. 2022. Managing Agricultural Nitrogen Losses in Crop Production and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects. In: Kumar, A., Kumar, P., Singh, S.S., Trisasongko, B.H., Rani, M. (eds) Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93258-9_2

SCIENCE EXTENSION

  1. I.S. Adolwa, S. Cook, T. Oberthür, S.P. Phillips, T. Agneroh, K.A. Amouzou. 2022. Post-Harvest Assessments of On-Farm Maize Experimentation Provides Key Checkpoint for Farmers and Stakeholders, Growing Africa 1(2), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga12.UATZ3489
  2. S. Njoroge, S. Zingore. 2022. Variability in yield response strongly affects maize productivity and nutrient requirements, Growing Africa 1(2), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga12.EWJD1663
  3. E. Mugi-Ngenga, S. Zingore. 2022. Grain Legumes Contribute Immediate and Residual Effects in Rain-fed Maize Production Systems. Growing Africa 1 (2) 27-31. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga12.BSVI1567
  4. I.S. Adolwa, T. Oberthür, S. Cook. 2022. Towards a Farmer-Centric Framework for Scaling Productive and Sustainable Cereal Cropping Systems Growing Africa 1(1), 24-26. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga11.gkde6695
  5. S. Zingore, S. Njoroge. 2022. Soil Organic Matter Regulates Maize Productivity and Fertilizer Response in Maize Production. Growing Africa 1(1), 8-11. https://doi.org/10.55693/ga11.rhax4577 

2021

ARTICLES

  1. J.G. Adiele, A.G.T. Schut, R.P.M. van den Beuken, K.S. Ezui, P. Pypers, A.O. Ano, C.N. Egesi, K.E. Giller. 2021. A recalibrated and tested LINTUL-Cassava simulation model provides insight into the high yield potential of cassava under rainfed conditions, European Journal of Agronomy 124, pp. 126242, doi: 10.1016/j.eja.2021.126242
  2. P. Chivenge, K. Saito, M.A. Bunquin, S. Sharma, A. Dobermann. 2021. Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture, Global Food Security30, pp. 100570, doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100570
  3. T.B. Sapkota, M.L. Jat, D.S. Rana, A. Khatri-Chhetri, H.S. Jat, D. Bijarniya, J.M. Sutaliya, M. Kumar, L.K. Singh, R.K. Jat, K. Kalvaniya, G. Prasad, H.S. Sidhu, M. Rai, T. Satyanarayana, K. Majumdar. 2021. Crop nutrient management using Nutrient Expert improves yield, increases farmers’ income and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, Scientific Reports11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-79883-x
  4. R. Chapman, J. Cock, M. Samson, N. Janetski, K. Janetski, D. Gusyana, S. Dutta, T. Oberthür. 2021. Crop response to El Nino-Southern Oscillation related weather variation to help farmers manage their crops, Scientific Reports11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87520-4
  5. J.G. Adiele, A.G.T. Schut, K.S. Ezui, P. Pypers, K.E. Giller. 2021. Dynamics of N-P-K demand and uptake in cassava, Agronomy for Sustainable Development41, doi: 10.1007/s13593-020-00649-w
  6. J.P. Monzon, M.A. Slingerland, S. Rahutomo, F. Agus, T. Oberthür, J.F. Andrade, A. Couëdel, J.I. Rattalino Edreira, W. Hekman, R. Van den Beuken, F. Hidayat, I. Pradiko, D.K.G. Purwantomo, C.R. Donough, H. Sugianto, Y.L. Lim, T. Farrell, P. Grassini. 2021. Fostering a climate-smart intensification for oil palm, Nature Sustainability 4,pp. 595-601, doi: 10.1038/s41893-021-00700-y
  7. J. Timsina, S. Dutta, K.P. Devkota, S. Chakraborty, R.K. Neupane, S. Bishta, L.P. Amgain, V.K. Singh, S. Islam, K. Majumdar. 2021. Improved nutrient management in cereals using Nutrient Expert and machine learning tools: Productivity, profitability and nutrient use efficiency, Agricultural Systems192, pp. 103181, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103181
  8. P. Chivenge, S. Sharma, M.A. Bunquin, J. Hellin. 2021. Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency-A Key for Sustainable Rice Production Systems, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems5, doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.737412
  9. K. Abdalla, P. Chivenge, P. Ciais, V. Chaplot. 2021. Long-term (64-years) annual burning lessened soil organic carbon and nitrogen content in a humid subtropical grassland, Global Change Biology 27(24), pp. 6436-6453. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15918
  10. V. Pooniya, R.R. Zhiipao, N. Biswakarma, S.L. Jat, D. Kumar, C.M. Parihar, K. Swarnalakshmi, A. Lama, A.K. Verma, D. Roy, K. Das, K. Majumdar, T. Satyanarayana, R.D. Jat, P.C. Ghasal, H. Ram, R. Jat, A. Nath. 2021. Long-term conservation agriculture and best nutrient management improves productivity and profitability coupled with soil properties of a maize-chickpea rotation, Scientific Reports11, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89737-9
  11. K.E. Giller, S. Zingore. 2021. Mapping micronutrients in grain and soil unearths hidden hunger in Africa, Nature 594, 31-32, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-01268-5
  12. T.M. Maaz, T.B. Sapkota, A.J. Eagle, M.B. Kantar, T.W. Bruulsema, K. Majumdar. 2021. Meta-analysis of yield and nitrous oxide outcomes for nitrogen management in agriculture, Global Change Biology 27(11), pp.2343-2360. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15588
  13. P. Moreno-Cadena, G. Hoogenboom, J.H. Cock, J. Ramirez-Villegas, P. Pypers, C. Kreye, M. Tariku, K.S. Ezui, L.A. Becerra-Lopez-Lavalle, S. Asseng. 2021. Modeling growth, development and yield of cassava: A review, Field Crops Research267, doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108140
  14. R. Goswami, K. Roy, S. Dutta, K. Ray, S. Sarkar, K. Brahmachari, M.Kr. Nanda, M. Mainuddin, H. Banerjee, J. Timsina, K. Majumdar. 2021. Multi-faceted impact and outcome of COVID-19 on smallholder agricultural systems: Integrating qualitative research and fuzzy cognitive mapping to explore resilient strategies, Agricultural Systems189, pp. 103051, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103051
  15. S.P. Singh, S.K. Dutta, S. Jha, S.S. Prasad, S.K. Chaudhary, V. Sahi, K. Majumdar. 2021. Nutrient management in calcareous soil improves rice-maize sustainable yield index, performance indicators, Journal of Plant Nutrition 44.doi: 10.1080/01904167.2020.1867740
  16. M. Lacoste, S. Cook, M. McNee, D. Gale, J. Ingram, V. Bellon-Maurel, T. MacMillan, R. Sylvester-Bradley, D. Kindred, R. Bramley, N. Tremblay, L. Longchamps, L. Thompson, J. Ruiz, F. Oscar García, B. Maxwell, T. Griffin, T. Oberthür, C. Huyghe, W. Zhang, J. McNamara, A. Hall. 2021. On-Farm Experimentation to transform global agriculture, Nature Food 3, pp. 11-18.doi: 10.1038/s43016-021-00424-4
  17. V. Pooniya, N. Biswakarma, C.M. Parihar, K. Swarnalakshmi, A. Lama, R.R. Zhiipao, A. Nath, M. Pal, S.L. Jat, T. Satyanarayana, K. Majumdar, R.D. Jat, Y.S. Shivay, D. Kumar, P.C. Ghasal, K. Singh. 2021. Six years of conservation agriculture and nutrient management in maize-mustard rotation: Impact on soil properties, system productivity and profitability, Field Crops Research260, pp. 108002, doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2020.108002
  18. M.W. Mucheru-Muna, M.A. Ada, J.N. Mugwe, F.S. Mairura, E. Mugi-Ngenga, S. Zingore, J.K. Mutegi. 2021. Socio-economic predictors, soil fertility knowledge domains and strategies for sustainable maize intensification in Embu County, Kenya, Heliyon7, pp. e06345, doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06345
  19. S.K. Behera, K. Suresh, A.K. Shukla, M. Kamireddy, R.K. Mathur, K. Majumdar. 2021. Soil and leaf potassium, calcium and magnesium in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations grown on three different soils of India: Status, stoichiometry and relations, Industrial Crops and Products168, pp. 113589, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113589
  20. S. Gorthi, R.K. Swetha, S. Chakraborty, B. Li, D.C. Weindorf, S. Dutta, H. Banerjee, K. Das, K. Majumdar. 2021. Soil organic matter prediction using smartphone-captured digital images: Use of reflectance image and image perturbation, Biosystems Engineering209, pp. 154-169, doi: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.06.018
  21. R. Manners, E. Vandamme, J. Adewopo, P. Thornton, M. Friedmann, S. Carpentier, K.S. Ezui, G. Thiele. 2021. Suitability of root, tuber, and banana crops in Central Africa can be favoured under future climates, Agricultural Systems193, pp. 103246, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103246
  22. T. Shankar, M. Banerjee, G.C. Malik, S. Dutta, D. Maiti, S. Maitra, H. Alharby, A. Bamagoos, A. Hossain, I.A. Ismail, A. El. Sabagh. 2021. The Productivity and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Rice-Rice-Black Gram Cropping Sequence Are Influenced by Location Specific Nutrient Management, Sustainability13, pp. 3222, doi: 10.3390/su13063222
  23. E. Mugi-Ngenga, S. Zingore, L. Bastiaans, N.P.R. Anten, K.E. Giller. 2021. Farm-scale assessment of maize-pigeonpea productivity in northern Tanzania. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 120, 177-191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10144-7
  24. E. Mugi-Ngenga, M. Kiboi, M. Mucheru-Muna, J. Mugwe, F. Mairura, D. Mugendi, F. Ngetich. 2021. Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers’ adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya. Environmental Challenges, 100355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100355

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. J.K. Mutegi, N. Chirinda, H. Boulal, S. Zingore, T. Oberthür, K. Majumdar, C. Njeru, A. Kiwai. 2021. In, Recarbonizing Global Soils: A Technical Manual of Recommended Management Practices. Volume 3: Cropland, Grassland, Integrated Systems and Farming Approaches – Practices Overview. (FAO and ITPS), Ch. 14. Mineral fertilization (macro, secondary and micronutrients), pp. 150-178, FAO and ITPS, doi: 10.4060/cb6595en
  2. S. Zingore, S. Njoroge, S. Ichami, K.A. Amouzou, J. Mutegi, R. Chikowo, S. Dutta, K. Majumdar. 2021. In, Soil Organic Matter and Feeding the Future, (ed. R. Lal),Ch 5. The Effects of Soil Organic Matter and Organic Resource Management on Maize Productivity and Fertilizer Use Efficiencies in Africa, pp. 127-154, CRC Press, doi: 10.1201/9781003102762-5
  3. K.M.Majumdar, T.S. Murrell, S. Dutta, R.L. Mikkelsen, A. Kotnis, S. Zingore, G. Sulewski, T. Oberthür. 2021. In, The Soil-Human Health Nexus, (ed. R. Lal),  Ch 15: Illustrating a Disjoint in the Soil-Plant-Human Health Nexus with Potassium, pp. 159-195, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, doi: 10.1201/9780367822736 

2020

ARTICLES

  1. T. Bruulsema, I. Cakmak, A. Dobermann, B. Gerard, K. Majumdar, M. McLaughlin, P. Reidsma, B. Vanlauwe, E. Wollenburg, F. Zhang, X. Zhang. 2020. A new paradigm for plant nutrition. Issue Brief 01, Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition PDF
  2. K. Majumdar. 2020. Does Improved Plant Nutrition Provide a Credible Entry Point for Climate and Weather Adaptive Crop Production?, Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 66, pp. S84-S103, PDF
  3. M.P. Hoffmann, T. Oberthür, M. Fisher, R.P. Rötter, K. Janetski, N. Janetski, M. Samson, J. Cock. 2020. Fertilizer management in smallholder cocoa farms of Indonesia under variable climate and market prices, Agricultural Systems 178, pp. 102759, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102759
  4. K. Ray, H. Banerjee, S. Dutta, S. Sarkar, T.S. Murrell, V.K. Singh, K. Majumdar. 2020. Macronutrient Management Effects on Nutrient Accumulation, Partitioning, Remobilization, and Yield of Hybrid Maize Cultivars, Frontiers in Plant Science 11, pp.1-19, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01307
  5. S. Dutta, S. Chakraborty, H. Banerjee, R. Goswami, K. Majumdar, B. Li, M. L. Jat. 2020. Maize yield in smallholder agriculture system: An approach integrating socio-economic and crop management factors, PLOS One 15, pp. e0229100, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229100
  6. G.N. Falconnier, M. Corbeels, K. J. Boote, ….,K.A. Amouzou, et al. 2020. Modelling climate change impacts on maize yields under low nitrogen input conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, Global Change Biology 26, pp. 5942-5964, doi: 10.1111/gcb.15261
  7. S. Dutta, S. Njoroge, A. Tangi, H. Moulay, S.Zingore, M. El Gharous, K. Majumdar. 2020. Nutrient Management in Conservation Agriculture– A Special Focus on Smallholder Farmers of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, SATSA Mukhapatra – Annual Technical Issue 24, pp. 45-68, PDF
  8. N.D. Murimi, W.M. Mucheru-Muna, E. Mugi-Ngenga, S. Zingore, J.K. Mutegi. 2020. Nutrient management options for enhancing productivity and profitability of conservation agriculture under on-farm conditions in central highlands of Kenya, AIMS Agriculture and Food 5, pp. 666-680, doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2020.4.666
  9. A. Larbi, R. Baccar, H. Boulal. 2020. Response of olive tree to ammonium nitrate fertilization under saline conditions, Journal of Plant Nutrition pp. 1-14, doi: 10.1080/01904167.2020.1862188
  10. J. Rurinda, T. Balemi, J.M. Jibrin, S. Zingore, K. Masuki, J.A. Andersson, M.F. Pampolino, I. Mohammed, J. Mutegi, A.Y. Kamara, B. Vanlauwe, P.Q. Craufurd. 2020. Science-based decision support for formulating crop fertilizer recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa, Agricultural Systems 180, pp. 102790, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102790
  11. J. Chipombho, J.T. Rugare, S. Mabasa, S. Zingore, A.B. Mashingaidze, R. Chikowo. 2020. Short-term impacts of soil nutrient management on maize (Zea mays L.) productivity and weed dynamics along a toposequence in Eastern Zimbabwe, Heliyon 6, pp. e05223, doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05223
  12. A. Larbi, H. Kchaou, B. Gaaliche, K. Gargouri, H. Boulal. 2020. Supplementary potassium and calcium improves salt tolerance in olive plants, Scientia Horticulturae 108912, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108912
  13. J.G. Adiele, A.G.T. Schut, R.P.M. van den Beuken, K.S. Ezui, P. Pypers, A.O. Ano, C.N. Egesi, K.E. Giller. 2020. Towards closing cassava yield gap in West Africa: Agronomic efficiency and storage root yield responses to {NPK} fertilizers, Field Crops Research 253, pp.107820, doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2020.107820
  14. U. Thingujam, K. Bhattacharyya, K. Ray, A. Phonglosa, A. Pari, H. Banerjee, S. Dutta, K. Majumdar. 2020. Integrated Nutrient Management for Eggplant: Yield and Quality Models through Artificial Neural Network, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 51, pp. 70-85, doi: 10.1080/00103624.2019.1695824
  15. K. Ray, H. Banerjee, S. Dutta, A.K. Hazra, K. Majumdar. 2019. Macronutrients influence yield and oil quality of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.), PLOS One 14, pp. e0216939, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216939

BOOKS

  1. Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops (eds. R. Norton, G. Sulewski, R.M. Mikkelsen, T.S. Murrell, M.L. Thompson), Springer International Publishing, Dec. 15, 2020, 455 p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7
  2. T. Oberthür, P. Läderach, H.A. Jürgen Pohlan, J.H. Cock, P.L. Tan. 2019. Specialty Coffee – Managing Quality. 2nd Fully Revised Edition. Cropster, Austria.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. T.S. Murrell, J.J. Volenec, S.M. Brouder. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. R. Norton, G. Sulewski, R.M. Mikkelsen, T.S. Murrell, M.L. Thompson), Ch. 1: The Potassium Cycle and Its Relationship to Recommendation Development, pp. 1-46, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_1
  2. K. Goulding, T.S. Murrell, R.L. Mikkelsen, C. Rosolem, J. Johnston, H. Wang, M.A. Alfaro. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. R. Norton, G. Sulewski, R.M. Mikkelsen, T.S. Murrell, M.L. Thompson), Ch. 3: Outputs: Potassium Losses from Agricultural Systems, pp. 75-97, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_3
  3. T.S. Murrell, D. Pitchay. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. T.S. Murrell, R.M. Mikkelsen, G. Sulewski, R. Norton, M.L. Thompson), Ch. 9: Evaluating Plant Potassium Status, pp. 219-261, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_9
  4. V.K. Singh, B.S. Dwivedi, S.S. Rathore, R.P. Mishra, T. Satyanarayana, K. Majumdar. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. T.S. Murrell, R.M. Mikkelsen, G. Sulewski, R. Norton, M.L. Thompson), Ch. 11: Timing Potassium Applications to Synchronize with Plant Demand, pp. 363-384, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_13
  5. J.J. Volenec, S.M. Brouder, T.S. Murrell. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. T.S. Murrell, R.M. Mikkelsen, G. Sulewski, R. Norton, M.L. Thompson, ), Ch. 14: Broadening the Objectives of Future Potassium Recommendations, pp.385-415, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_14
  6. K. Majumdar, R.M. Norton, T.S. Murrell, F. Garcia, S. Zingore, L.I. Prochow, M. Pampolino, H. Boulal, S. Dutta, E. Francisco, M.S. Tan, P. He, V.K. Singh, T. Oberthür. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops, (eds. T.S. Murrell, R.M. Mikkelsen, G. Sulewski, R. Norton, M.L. Thompson), Ch. 11: Assessing Potassium Mass Balances in Different Countries and Scales, pp. 283-340, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_11
  7. R.L. Mikkelsen, T.L. Roberts. 2020. In, Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops., (eds. M.L. Thompson, T.S. Murrell, R.M. Mikkelsen, G. Sulewski, R. Norton), Ch. 2: Inputs: Potassium Sources for Agricultural Systems, pp. 47-73, Springer, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59197-7_2
  8. K. Majumdar, M. Rani, T.S. Murrell, S. Dutta, T. Satyanarayana, V.K. Singh, J. Timsina, B.S. Dwivedi. 2019. In, Achieving sustainable crop nutrition, (eds. Z. Rengel), Ch 9: Advances in optimizing potassium-use efficiency in crop production, pp. 237-270, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, doi: 10.19103/as.2019.0062.11

2019

ARTICLES

  1. K. Ray, K. Bannerjee, S. Dutta, A.K. Hazra, K. Majumdar 2019. Macronutrients influence yield and oil quality of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.), PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216939

BOOKS

  1. M. Rani, T.S. Murrell, S. Dutta, T. Satyanarayana, V.K. Singh, J. Timsina, B.S. Dwivedi, K. Majumdar. 2019. In, Achieving sustainable crop nutrition, (eds. Z. Rengel), Ch 9: Advances in optimizing potassium-use efficiency in crop production, pp. 237-270, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, doi: 10.19103/as.2019.0062.11