| Which options fit best? Operationalizing the socio-ecological niche concept |
Descheemaeker, K., Ronner, E., Ollenburger, M., Franke, A.C., Klapwijk, C.J., Falconnier, G.N., Wichern, J., Giller, K.E. |
Experimental Agriculture, Volume 55 (S1), 169-190 |
2019 |
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| Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children: Using linear programming |
De Jager, I., Borgonjen-Van Den Berg, K.J., Giller, K.E., Brouwer, I.D. |
Nutrition Journal, 18(1):12 |
2019 |
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| From best fit technologies to best fit scaling: incorporating and evaluating factors affecting the adoption of grain legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Farrow, A., Ronner, E., Van Den Brand, G.J., Boahen, S.K., Leonardo, W., Wolde-Meskel, E., Adhjei-Nsiah, S., Chikowo, R., Baijukya, F., Ebanyat, P., Sangodele, E.A., Sanginga, J.-M., Kantengwa, S., Phiphira, L., Woomer, P., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Baars, E., K |
Experimental Agriculture, 55(S1), 226-251 |
2019 |
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| Influence of P sources and rhizobium inoculation on growth and yield of soybean genotypes on Ferric Lixisols of Northern Guinea savanna zone of Ghana |
Adjei-Nsiah, S., Kumah, J.F., Owusu-Bennoah, E., Kanampiu, F. |
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Volume 50 (7), 853-868 |
2019 |
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| Inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer improve food-feed traits of grain legumes in mixed crop-livestock systems of Ethiopia |
Sisay Belete, Melkamu Bezabih,⁎, Birhan Abdulkadir, Adugna Tolera, Kindu Mekonnen, Endalkachew Wolde-meskel |
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 279, 58–64 |
2019 |
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| Co-design of improved climbing bean production practices for smallholderfarmers in the highlands of Uganda |
Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C., Ebanyat, P., Giller, K.E. |
Agricultural Systems, 175, 1-12 |
2019 |
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| Poor farmers - poor yields: socio-economic, soil fertility and crop management indicators affecting climbing bean productivity in northern Rwanda |
Franke, A. C.; Baijukya, F.; Kantengwa, S.; Reckling, M.; Vanlauwe, B.; Giller, K. E. |
Experimental Agriculture, 55 (S1), 14-34 |
2019 |
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| Draft genome sequence of Agrobacterium deltaense strain CNPSo 3391, isolated from a soybean nodule in Mozambique |
Scherer A.J., Delamuta J.R.M., Ribeiro R.A., Chibeba A.M., Kyei-Boahen S., Nogueira M.A., Hungria M. |
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8 (10), 1–2 |
2019 |
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| Harvesting Nutrition - grain legumes and nutritious diets in sub-Saharan Africa |
Ilse de Jager |
Wageningen University |
2019 |
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| Enhancing biological nitrogen fixation and yield of soybean and common bean in smallholder farming systems of Rwanda |
Edouard Rurangwa |
Wageningen University |
2019 |
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| Additive yield response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to rhizobium inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer across smallholder farms in Ethiopia |
Wolde-meskel, E., van Heerwaarden, J., Abdulkadir, B., Kassa, S., Aliyi, I., Degefu, T., Wakweya, K., Kanampiu, F., Giller, K.E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 261, 144-152 |
2018 |
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| Farmers' use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda |
Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Almekinders, C.J.M., Ebanyat, P., Giller, K.E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 261, 186-200. |
2018 |
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| From Targeting to Tailoring - Baskets of options for legume cultivation among African smallholders |
Esther Ronner |
Wageningen University |
2018 |
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| How do climbing beans fit in farming systems of the eastern highlands of Uganda? Understanding opportunities and constraints at farm level |
Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, K., Marinus, W., Almekinders, C.J.M., Ebanyat, P., Giller, K.E. |
Agricultural Systems, 165, 97–110 |
2018 |
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| Exploring farmers' intentions to adopt mobile Short Message Service (SMS) for citizen science in agriculture |
Beza, E., Reidsma, P., Poortvliet, P.M., Belay, M.M., Bijen, B.S., Kooistra, L. |
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 151, 295–310 |
2018 |
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| Variations in seed and post-harvest residue yields and residues quality of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a ruminant feedstuff. |
Dejene, M., Dixon, M.B., Duncan, A.J., Wolde-meskel, E., Walsh, K.B., McNeille, D. |
Elsevier, Animal Feed Science and Technology, 244, 42-55 |
2018 |
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| Options for improving the yield and nutritive value of maize and grain legume residues for ruminants in East African farming systems |
Mesfin Dejene Ejigu |
The University of Queensland, Australia |
2018 |
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| Response of Grain Legumes to Phosphorus Application in the Guinea Savanna Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana |
Adjei-Nsiah, S., Alabi, B.U., Ahiakpa, J.K., Kanampiu, F. |
Agronomy journal,110 (3), 1089-1096 |
2018 |
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| Legume–maize rotation or relay? Options for ecological intensification of smallholder farms in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana |
Kermah, M., Franke, A.C., Ahiabor, B. D. K., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Abaidoo, R. C., Giller, K. E. |
Experimental Agriculture 55 (5), 673-691 |
2018 |
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| Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe |
Chekanai, V., Chikowo, R., Vanlauwe, B. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 266, 167–173 |
2018 |
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| Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Productivity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Varieties as Influenced by Rhizobial Inoculation and Phosphorus Application on Farmers’ Fields in Minna, Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria |
Adediran, O.A., Osunde, A. O., Bala, A., Dianda, M., Ibrahim, H., Olufajo, O. O. and Oladiran, J. A. |
Production Agriculture and Technology Journal, 14(2), 131-139 |
2018 |
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| Intermediate Maturing Soybean Produce Multiple Benefits at 1:2 Maize:Soybean Planting Density |
Simbine, Margarida G,, Baijukya, Frederick P., Onwonga, Richard, N. |
Journal of Agricultural Science, 10 (9) |
2018 |
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| The devil is in the detail! Sustainability assessment of Africa smallholder farming |
Marinus, W., Ronner, E., van de Ven, G. W. J., Kanampiu, F., Adjei-Nsiah, S. & Giller, K. E., |
Book chapter 28 in Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators, S.Bell and S. Morse (eds.), 427-450 |
2018 |
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| Polyphasic characterization of rhizobia microsymbionts of common bean [Phaseolus vulgaris (L.)] isolated in Mato Grosso do Sul, a hotspot of Brazilian biodiversity |
Costa M.R., Chibeba A.M., Mercante F.M., Hungria M. |
Symbiosis, 74 (2), 163–176 |
2018 |
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| Participatory approaches to diversification and intensification of crop production on smallholder farms in Malawi |
Daniel van Vugt |
Wageningen University |
2018 |
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| N2-fixation and N contribution by grain legumes under different soil fertility status and cropping systems in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana |
Kermah, M., Franke, A.C., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ahiabor, B.D.K., Abaidoo, R.C., Giller K.E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 361, 201-210 |
2018 |
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| Feasibility of transference of inoculation-related technologies: A case study of evaluation of soybean rhizobial strains under the agro-climatic conditions of Brazil and Mozambique |
Chibeba, A.M., Kyei-Boahen, S., de Fátima Guimarãesa, M., Nogueira, M.A., Hungria, M. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 261, 230-240 |
2018 |
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| Sustainable intensification through rotations with grain legumes in Sub- Saharan Africa: A review |
Franke, A.C., Van den Brand, G. K., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K. E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 261, 172-185 |
2018 |
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| Soyabean response to rhizobium inoculation across sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns of variation and the role of promiscuity |
Heerwaarden, J. van, Baijukya, F., Kyei-Boahen, S., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ebanyat, P., Kamai, N., Wolde-Meskel, E., Kanampiu, F., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K. E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 261, 211-218 |
2018 |
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| Understanding variability in the benefits of N2-fixation in soybean-maize rotations on smallholder farmers’ fields in Malawi |
Vugt, D. van, Franke, A. C., Giller, K. E. |
Elsevier: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 261, 241-250 |
2018 |
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| Benefits of inoculation, P fertilizer and manure on yields of common bean and soybean also increase yield of subsequent maize |
Rurangwa, E., Vanlauwe, B, Giller, K.E. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 261, 219-229 |
2018 |
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| Grain legume cultivation and children’s dietary diversity in smallholder farming households in rural Ghana and Kenya |
Jager, I de, Abizari, A.R., Douma, J.C., Giller, K.E., Brouwer, I.D. |
Food Security, 9 (5), 1053–1071 |
2017 |
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| Citizen science and remote sensing for crop yield gap analysis |
Eskender Andualem Beza |
Wageningen University |
2017 |
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| Phenotyping and yield stability studies in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) under rhizobia inoculation in the savanna region of Nigeria |
Kehinde Dele Tolorunse |
Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria |
2017 |
Tolorunse_PhD Thesis.pdf
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| Effectiveness of rhizobia strains isolated from South Kivu soils (Eastern D.R. Congo) on nodulation and growth of soybeans (Glycine max) |
Ndusha, B.N., Karanja, N.K., Woomer, P.L., Walangululu, J., Mushagalusa, G.N. and Sanginga, J.M. |
African Journal of Soil Science, 5 (3), 367-377 |
2017 |
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| Characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria from Phaseolus vulgaris L. in Kenya |
Mwenda, G. |
Murdoch University |
2017 |
Mwenda PhD Thesis 2017.pdf
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| Maize-grain legume intercropping for enhanced resource use efficiency and crop productivity in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana. |
Kermah, M., Franke, A.C., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ahiabor, B.D.K., Abaidoo, R.C., Giller, K.E. |
Field Crops Research, 213, 38-50 |
2017 |
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| Isolation, characterization and selection of indigenous Bradyrhizobium strains with outstanding symbiotic performance to increase soybean yields in Mozambique |
Chibeba, A.M., Kyei-Boahen, S., de Fátima Guimarãesa, M., Nogueira, M.A., Hungria, M. |
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 246, 291–305 |
2017 |
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| Characterization of rhizobia isolated from soybean in Mozambique and strategies to maximize the contribution of biological nitrogen fixation |
Amaral Machaculeha Chibeba |
Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil |
2016 |
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| Understanding variability in soybean yield and response to P-fertilizer and rhizobium inoculants on farmers' fields in northern Nigeria |
Ronner E., Franke, A.C., Vanlauwe, B., Dianda, M., Edeh, E., Ukem, B., van Heerwaarden, J., Giller, K.E. |
Field Crops Research, 186, 133-145 |
2016 |
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| Characterization of small-scale farming systems in West Kenya and opportunities for their improvement |
Woomer, P.L., Savala, C.N., Kaleha, C. and Chamwada, M. |
Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 4(4), 109-120 |
2016 |
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| Competitiveness of smallholder legume production in South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Fidèle B. B., Eric K. B., Njehia B. K., de Wolf J. and Karani-Gichimu C. |
African Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(26), 2562-2567 |
2015 |
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| Nutrients Limiting Soybean (glycine max l) Growth in Acrisols and Ferralsols of Western Kenya |
Keino, L., Baijukya, F., Ng'etich, W., Otinga, A. N., Okalebo, J. R., Njoroge, R., Mulalama, J. |
PLOS one |
2015 |
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| Co-Inoculation of Soybean with Bradyrhizobium and Azospirillum Promotes Early Nodulation |
Chibeba, A.M., de Fátima Guimarães, M., Brito, O.R., Nogueira, M.A., Araujo, R.S. and Hungria, M. |
American Journal of Plant Sciences, 6, 1641-1649 |
2015 |
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| Mitigating mid-season drought effect in soybean (Glycine max L. Merril) in Western Kenya |
Omondi, J.O., Mungai, N, W., Ouma, J.P., Baijukya, F.P. |
Legume Research, 38 (4), 477-483 |
2015 |
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| Impact Assessment of Improved Cowpea Varieties on Women Farmers in Southern Borno State, Nigeria |
Binta Ali Zongoma |
University of Maiduguri, Nigeria |
2015 |
Zongoma D Phil Thesis.pdf
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| Shelf-life of legume inoculants in different carrier materials available in East Africa |
Balume, I.K., Keya, O., Karanja, N.K. and Woomer, P.L. |
African Crop Science Journal, 23 (4), 379 - 385 |
2015 |
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| Effect of tillage on biological nitrogen fixation and yield of soybean (Glycine max L. Merril) varieties |
Okoth J.O., Mungai N.W., Ouma J.P., Baijukya F.P. |
Australian journal of Crop Sciences 8(8), 1140-1146 |
2014 |
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| Poor farmers – poor yields: socio-economic, soil fertility and crop management indicators affecting climbing bean productivity in northern Rwanda |
Franke, A.C., Baijukya, F., Kantengwa, S., Reckling, M., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K.E. |
Experimental Agriculture, 55 (S1), 14-34 |
2014 |
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Link to the article |
| Adoption Domains for Legume Cultivation - Ethiopia |
Farrow, A. and E. Wolde-meskel |
eATLAS of African Agriculture Research & Development |
2014 |
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| Identifying elite rhizobia for soybean (Glycine max) in Kenya |
Waswa, M. N., Karanja N. K., Woomer, P. L. and Mwenda, G. M. |
African Journal of Crop Science, 2 (2), 060-066, |
2014 |
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| First Report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on Soybean Causing Rust in Tanzania |
Murithi, H. M., Beed, F., Madata C., Haudenshield, J., Hartman, G. |
Plant Disease, 98(11), 1586 |
2014 |
PDIS-06-14-0601-PDN Murithi.pdf
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| Smallholder farmers’ use and profitability of legume inoculants in western Kenya |
S.P. Mutuma, J.J. Okello, N.K. Karanja and P.L. Woomer |
African Crop Science Journal, 22 (3), 205 - 213 |
2014 |
Paper_and _data_Mutuma.zip
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| Which farmers benefit most from sustainable intensification? An ex-ante impact assessment of expanding grain legume production in Malawi |
Franke, A.C., van den Brand, G.J., Giller, K.E. |
European Journal of Agronomy, 58, 28-38. |
2014 |
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| N2Africa. Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa |
Giller, K.E., Franke, A.C., Abaidoo, R., Baijukya, F., Bala, A., Boahen, S., Dashiell, K., Kantengwa, S., Sanginga, J.M., Sanginga, N., Simmons, A., Turner, A.D., De Wolf, J., Woomer, P.L. and Vanlauwe, B. |
Book chapter: Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P., and Blomme, G. (Eds.), Agro-ecological intensification of agricultural systems in the African highlands. Routledge, London and New York, pp. 156-175. |
2013 |
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