Vanlauwe, B.    

Firstname:B. 
Surname:Vanlauwe 
Email:b.vanlauwe@cgiar.org 
Institute:IITA 
Homepage:http://www.iita.org 
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2025

Cassava yield was not just a matter of total nutrient inputs: insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, Kintche, K., Hauser, S., Cirhuza, J. M., Nzohabonayo, Z., Silva, J. V., Munyahali, W ., Wendt, J. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Field Crops Research, volume 323, number -: 109766, pages 1-16, ISSN 0378-4290, 2025. [DOI]
 
Weeding force saving to improve profitability of cassava-legumes cropping systems in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Muke, A., Nabahungu, N. L., Kintche, K., Vanlauwe, B. and Boeckx, P., in: Crop Protection, volume 187, number -: 106958, pages 1-14, ISSN 0261-2194, 2025. [DOI]
 

2024

Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa, Couedel, A., Falconnier, G. N., Adam, M., Cardinael, R., Boote, K., Justes, E., Smith, W. N., Whitbread, A. M., Affholder, F., Balkovic, J., Basso, B., Bhatia, A.*, Chakrabarti, B.*, Chikowo, R., Christina, M., Faye, B.*, Ferchaud, F., Folberth, C., Akinseye, F. M., Gaiser, T., Galdos, M. V., Gayler, S., Gorooei, A., Grant, B., Guibert, H., Hoogenboom, G., Kamali, B., Laub, M., Maureira, F., Mequanint, F., Nendel, C., Porter, C. H., Ripoche, D., Ruane, A. C., Rusinamhodzi, L ., Sharma, S.*, Singh, U., Six, J., Srivastava, A., Vanlauwe, B., Versini, A., Vianna, M., Webber, H ., Weber, T. K. D., Zhang, C. and Corbeels, M., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 155, number -: 127109, pages 1-16, ISSN 1161-0301, 2024. [DOI]
 
Modeling integrated soil fertility management for maize production in Kenya using a Bayesian calibration of the DayCent model, Laub, M., Necpalova, M., Van de Broek, M., Corbeels, M., Ndungu, S. M ., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Mugendi, D.*, Yegon, R.*, Waswa, W., Vanlauwe, B. and Six, J., in: Biogeosciences, volume 21, number 16, pages 3691-3716, ISSN 1726-4170, 2024. [DOI]
 
Shifting focus from external to in situ organic resources - The redesign of four tropical long-term experiments, Laub, M., Corbeels, M., Ndungu, S. M ., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Mugendi, D.*, Yegon, R.*, Waswa, W., Vanlauwe, B. and Six, J., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 157, number -: 127194, pages 1-9, ISSN 1161-0301, 2024. [DOI]
 
Circular bioeconomy practices and their associations with household food security in four RUNRES African city regions, Sekabira, H., Feleke, S., Manyong, V., Spath, L., Krutli, P., Simbeko, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Six, J., in: PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, volume 3, number 4: e0000108, pages 1-22, ISSN 2767-3197, 2024. [DOI]
 
A review on nitrogen flows and obstacles to sustainable nitrogen management within the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa, Masso, C., Gweyi-Onyango, J.*, Luoga, H. P.*, Yemefack, M.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Sustainability, volume 16, number 11: 4816, pages 1-21, ISSN 2071-1050, 2024. [DOI]
 
Datasets from fertilized improved and local varieties of cassava grown in the highlands of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Munyahali, W.*, Birindwa, D. R.*, Pypers, P ., Swennen, R., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Data in Brief, volume 52, number -: 109945, pages 1-6, ISSN 2352-3409, 2024. [DOI]
 
Is silicon beneficial for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)?, Barhebwa, F., Li, Z., Bragard, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Delvaux, B., in: Plant and Soil, pages 1-21, ISSN 0032-079X, 2024. [DOI]
 
Strategies to achieve the African Union's 10-year action plan for fertilizer and soil health: a policy brief, Rasche, F., Roobroeck, D., Muzata, B. and Vanlauwe, B., EiA, policy brief, 2024.
 
Fertilizer and soil health for enhanced productivity and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Brown, P. H., Bruulsema, T., Dobermann, A., Hungria, M.*, Majumdar, K.*, McLaughlin, M., Wagner-Riddle, C., Zhang, X. and Zhao, F.*, Issue Brief 06; Scientific Panel on Responsible Plant Nutrition, 2024.
 

2023

Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in east Africa, Falconnier, G. N ., Leroux, L., Beillouin, D., Corbeels, M., Hijmans, R. J., Bonilla-Cedrez, C., van Wijk, M., Descheemaeker, K., Zingore, S., Affholder, F., Lopez-Ridaura, S., Malezieux, E., Makowski, D., Rurinda, J.*, van Ittersum, M. K., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K., Lammoglia, S. K. and Waha, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 205, number -: 103588, pages 1-14, ISSN 0308-521X, 2023. [DOI]
 
The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa, Falconnier, G. N ., Cardinael, R., Corbeels, M., Baudron, F., Chivenge, P.*, Couedel, A., Ripoche, A., Affholder, F., Naudin, K., Benaillon, E., Rusinamhodzi, L ., Leroux, L., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Outlook on Agriculture, volume 52, number 3, pages 311-326, ISSN 0030-7270, 2023. [DOI]
 
Agile Agronomy for Climate Action, Rosenstock, T. S., Schmitter, P., Steward, P., Ramirez-Villegas, J., Snapp, S., McDonald, A., Bonilla-Cedrez, C., Corbeels, M ., Mabhaudhi, T.*, Dossou-Yovo, E. R. and Vanlauwe, B., 2023.
 
Performance evaluation of available strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed commercial and locally-made feeds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yossa, R., Basiita, R. K., Namegabe, J. M., Trinh, T. Q., Matempa, D.*, Manzwanzi, P.*, Bwamayama, L.*, Cole, S. M., Matungulu, P., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ndavi, M. and Benzie, J., in: Applied Sciences, volume 13, number 1: 424, pages 1-15, ISSN 2076-3417, 2023. [DOI]
 
A robust DayCent model calibration to assess the potential impact of integrated soil fertility management on maize yields, soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya, Laub, M., Necpalova, M., Van de Broek, M., Corbeels, M., Ndungu, S. M., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Mugendi, D.*, Yegon, R.*, Waswa, W., Vanlauwe, B. and Six, J., in: EGUsphere (Preprint), pages 1-47, 2023. [DOI]
 
Managing soil organic carbon in tropical agroecosystems: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya, Laub, M., Corbeels, M., Couedel, A., Ndungu, S. M ., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Mugendi, D.*, Necpalova, M., Waswa, W., Van de Broek, M., Vanlauwe, B. and Six, J., in: Soil, volume 9, number 1, pages 301-323, ISSN 2199-3971, 2023. [DOI]
 
Combining manure with mineral N fertilizer maintains maize yields: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya, Laub, M., Corbeels, M ., Ndungu, S. M ., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Mugendi, D.*, Necpalova, M., Van de Broek, M., Waswa, W. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Field Crops Research, volume 291, number -: 108788, pages 1-15, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
 
Consistency, variability, and predictability of on farm nutrient responses in four grain legumes across East and West Africa, van Heerwaarden, J., Ronner, E., Baijukya, F., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ebanyat, P.*, Kamai, N.*, Wolde-Meskel, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Field Crops Research, volume 299, number -: 108975, pages 1-11, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
 
Predicting intercrop competition, facilitation, and productivity from simple functional traits, MacLaren, C., Waswa, W., Aliyu, K. T., Claessens, L ., Mead, A., Schob, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Storkey, J., in: Field Crops Research, volume 297, number -: 108926, pages 1-15, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
 
Determinants and success of engagement in circular bioeconomy practices in African food systems, Sekabira, H., Simbeko, G., Feleke, S., Manyong, V., Spath, L., Krutli, P., Vanlauwe, B., Kintche, K., Wilde, B. and Six, J., in: Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, number 6: 100065, pages 1-13, ISSN 2772-8013, 2023. [DOI]
 
Effective Striga control and yield intensification on maize farms in western Kenya with N fertilizer and herbicide-resistant variety, Roobroeck, D., Kimutai, G., Kanampiu, F., Ng'etich, W.*, Roing de Nowina, K . and Vanlauwe, B., in: Field Crops Research, volume 296, number -: 108924, pages 1-8, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
 
Increased cassava growth and yields through improved variety use and fertilizer application in the highlands of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Munyahali, W.*, Birindwa, D. R.*, Pypers, P ., Swennen, R., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Field Crops Research, volume 302, number -: 109056, pages 1-9, ISSN 0378-4290, 2023. [DOI]
 
Narrowing yield gaps does not guarantee a living income from smallholder farming-an empirical study from western Kenya, Marinus, W., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: PloS ONE, volume 18, number 4: e0283499, pages 1-16, ISSN 1932-6203, 2023. [DOI]
 
Farmer responses to an input subsidy and co-learning program: intensification, extensification, specialization, and diversification?, Marinus, W., van de Ven, G., Descheemaeker, K., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, volume 43, number -: 40, pages 1-19, ISSN 1774-0746, 2023. [DOI]
 

2022

Low N2O and variable CH4 fluxes from tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin, Barthel, M., Bauters, M., Baumgartner, S., Drake, T. W., Bey, N. M.*, Bush, G., Boeckx, P., Botefa, C. I.*, Deriaz, N., Ekamba, G. L.*, Gallarotti, N., Mbayu, F. M.*, Mugula, J. K.*, Makelele, I. A., Mbongo, C. E.*, Mohn, J., Mandea, J. Z., Mpambi, D. M.*, Ntaboba, L. C.*, Rukeza, M. B.*, Spencer, R. G., Summerauer, L., Vanlauwe, B., Van Oost, K. and Wolf, B., in: Nature Communications, volume 13, number -: 330, pages 1-8, ISSN 2041-1723, 2022. [DOI]
 
Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nackoney, J., Demol, M., Akpona, H. A.*, Bauters, M., Boeckx, P., Dupain, J., Facheux, C.*, Hansen, M. C., Kalemba, J. C.*, Kehbila, A. G.*, Potapov, P., Senga, A. T.*, Turubanova, S., Williams, D. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Environmental Research Letters, volume 17, number 6: 064002, pages 1-11, ISSN 1748-9326, 2022. [DOI]
 
The effect of communication media on the uptake of agricultural innovations in selected states of Nigeria, Atser, G., Dixon, A., Ekeleme, F., Hauser, S., Fadairo, O., Adekoya, A.*, Ayanwale, A. B.*, Agada, M.*, Oladokun, I., Akpu, P., Sanni, L., Pypers, P ., Ampadu-Boakye, T. and Vanlauwe, B., in: The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, pages 1-22, ISSN 1389-224X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Integrated management of Striga gesnerioides in cowpea using resistant varieties, improved crop nutrition and rhizobium inoculants, Abdullahi, W. M., Dianda, M., Boukar, O., Dieng, I., Mohammed, G. S.*, Belko, N., Togola, A., Muhammad, H.*, Kanampiu, F., Giller, K. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Plant and Soil, volume 473, pages 197-213, ISSN 0032-079X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Comparative study of physicochemical, nutritional, phytochemical, and sensory properties of bread with plantain and soy flours partly replacing wheat flour, Udomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Romuli, S., Innawong, B.*, Fotso Kuate, A., Akin-Idowu, P. E.*, Alakonya, A.+ and Vanlauwe, B., in: Food Science and Nutrition, volume 10, number 9, pages 3085-3097, ISSN 2048-7177, 2022. [DOI]
 
Maize nutrient yield response and requirement in the maize belt of Nigeria, Aliyu, K. T., Kamara, A., Huising, J. E., Jibrin, J. M.*, Shehu, B. M.*, Rurinda, J.*, Adam, A. M.*, Mohammed, I. B.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Environmental Research Letters, volume 17, number 6: 064025, pages 1-17, ISSN 1748-9326, 2022. [DOI]
 
Responsible plant nutrition: a new paradigm to support food system transformation, Dobermann, A., Bruulsema, T., Cakmak, I.*, Gerard, B.*, Majumdar, K.*, McLaughlin, M., Reidsma, P., Vanlauwe, B., Wollenberg, L., Zhang, F.* and Zhang, X., in: Global Food Security, volume 33, number -: 100636, pages 1-14, ISSN 2211-9124, 2022. [DOI]
 
Indifferent to difference? Understanding the unequal impacts of farming technologies among smallholders. A review, Thuijsman, E. S., den Braber, H., Andersson, J. A., Descheemaeker, K., Baudron, F., López-Ridaura, S., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, volume 42, number -: 41, pages 1-16, ISSN 1774-0746, 2022. [DOI]
 
Can the right composition and diversity of farmed species improve food security among smallholder farmers?, MacLaren, C., Aliyu, K. T., Waswa, W., Storkey, J., Claessens, L ., Vanlauwe, B. and Mead, A., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 6, number -: 744700, pages 1-19, ISSN 2571-581X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Circular bioeconomy in African food systems: what is the status quo? Insights from Rwanda, DRC, and Ethiopia, Sekabira, H., Nijman, E., Spath, L., Krutli, P., Schut, M., Vanlauwe, B., Wilde, B., Kintche, K., Kantengwa, S ., Feyso, A.* and Kigangu, B., in: PloS ONE, volume 17, number 10: e0276319, pages 1-25, ISSN 1932-6203, 2022. [DOI]
 
What farm size sustains a living? Exploring future options to attain a living income from smallholder farming in the east African highlands, Marinus, W., Thuijsman, E. S., van Wijk, M. T., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 5, number -: 759105, pages 1-15, ISSN 2571-581X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Water use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under selected soil and water conservation practices along the slope gradient in Ruzizi watershed, eastern D.R. Congo, Bagula, E.*, Majaliwa, J. M.*, Basamba, T. A.*, Mondo, J.*, Vanlauwe, B., Gabiri, G.*, Tumuhairwe, J. B.*, Mushagalusa, G.*, Musinguzi, P.*, Akello, S.*, Egeru, A.* and Tenywa, M.*, in: Land, volume 11, number 10: 1833, pages 1-21, ISSN 2073-445X, 2022. [DOI]
 
Unravelling causes of poor crop response to applied N and P fertilizers on African soils, Sileshi, G. W.*, Kihara, J., Tamene, L., Vanlauwe, B., Phiri, E.* and Jama, B.*, in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 58, pages 1-7, ISSN 0014-4797, 2022. [DOI]
 
Towards spatially continuous mapping of soil organic carbon in croplands using multitemporal Sentinel-2 remote sensing, Shi, P., Silas, A., Vanlauwe, B. and Van Oost, K., in: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, volume 193, pages 187-199, ISSN 0924-2716, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

A practical perspective on One CGIAR: lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in central Africa, Schut, M., Remans, R., Birachi, E., Blomme, G., Craenen, K., Delvaux, B., Dercon, G., Ekesa, B., Kagabo, D., Bacishoga, M. K., Kantengwa, S ., Karangwa, P.*, Kintche, K., Manners, R., Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Muchunguzi, P., Nduwumuremyi, A.*, Niyongere, C.*, Nabahungu, N. L., Bagula, E.*, Ocimati, W., Pypers, P ., Rietveld, A., Swennen, R., Taulya, G., Vandamme, E., Zozo, R., van Asten, P.* and Vanlauwe, B., Working paper, 2021. [DOI]
 
Organic matter cycling along geochemical, geomorphic and disturbance gradients in forests and cropland of the African Tropics - project TropSOC database version 1.0, Doetterl, S., Asifiwe, R. K.*, Baert, G., Bamba, F.*, Bauters, M., Boeckx, P., Bukombe, B., Cadisch, G., Cooper, M.*, Cizungu-Ntaboba, L.*, Hoyt, A., Kabaseke, C.*, Kalbitz, K., Kidinda, L., Maier, A., Mainka, M., Mayrock, J., Muhindo, D.*, Mujinya, B. B.*, Mukotanyi, S. M.*, Nabahungu, N. L., Reichenbach, M., Rewald, B., Stegmann, A., Summerauer, L., Unseld, R., Vanlauwe, B., Van Oost, K., Verheyen, K., Vogel, C., Wilken, F. and Fiener, P., in: Earth System Science Data, volume 13, pages 1-22, ISSN 1866-3508, 2021. [DOI]
 
The central African soil spectral library: a new soil infrared repository and a geographical prediction analysis, Summerauer, L., Baumann, P., Ramirez-Lopez, L., Barthel, M., Bauters, M., Bukombe, B., Reichenbach, M., Boeckx, P., Kearsley, E., Van Oost, K., Vanlauwe, B., Chiragaga, D., Heri-Kazi, A., Moonen, P., Sila, A., Shepherd, K ., Mujinya, B. B.*, Van Ranst, E., Baert, G. and Doetterl, S., in: Soil, volume 7, pages 693-715, ISSN 2073-4395, 2021. [DOI]
 
Rhizobium inoculants suppress emergence of the weed Striga gesnerioides in cowpea, Mu'az, W. A., Dianda, M., Boukar, O., Dieng, I., Mohammed, G. S., Belko, N., Togola, A., Muhammad, H., Kanampiu, F., Giller, K. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Research Square, volume 467, pages 1-27, ISSN 2693-5015, 2021. [DOI]
 
Consumer preferences and socioeconomic factors decided on plantain and plantain-based products in the central region of Cameroon and Oyo state, Nigeria, Udomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Innawong, B.*, Fotso Kuate, A., Alakonya, A.+, Lienou, J., Ibitoye, D. O.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Foods, volume 10, number 8: 1955, pages 1-18, ISSN 2304-8158, 2021. [DOI]
 
Nutrient deficiencies are key constraints to grain legume productivity on "non-responsive" soils in sub-Saharan Africa, Baijukya, F., van Heerwaarden, J., Franke, A. C.*, van den Brand, G ., Foli, S., Keino, L., Seitz, T., Servan, L., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 5, number : 678955, pages 1-11, ISSN 2571-581X, 2021. [DOI]
 
Agronomic gain: definition, approach, and application, Saito, K., Komatsu, S., Snapp, S., Rosenstock, T. S., Arouna, A., Cole, S. M., Taulya, G. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Field Crops Research, volume 270, number -: 108193, pages 1-15, ISSN 0378-4290, 2021. [DOI]
 
Understanding nutrient imbalances in maize (Zea mays L.) using the diagnosis and recommendation integrated system, Aliyu, K. T., Huising, J. E., Kamara, A., Jibrin, J. M.*, Mohammed, I. B.*, Nziguheba, G., Adam, A. M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Scientific Reports, volume 11, number -: 16018, pages 1-13, ISSN 2045-2322, 2021. [DOI]
 
Effects of pressure and temperature on the physico-chemical properties and acrylamide formation of starchy banana chips during the post-frying centrifuge step, Udomkun, P., Innawong, B.*, Masso, C., Klaikreuh, D.*, Swennen, R., Fotso Kuate, A., Alakonya, A.+ and Vanlauwe, B., in: Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, pages 1-11, ISSN 2193-4126, 2021. [DOI]
 
Assessment of sustainable land use: linking land management practices to sustainable land use indicators, Nziguheba, G., Adewopo, J., Masso, C., Nabahungu, N. L., Sseguya, H., Taulya, G. and Vanlauwe, B., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-24, ISSN 1473-5903, 2021. [DOI]
 
Influence of bunch maturation and chemical precursors on acrylamide formation in starchy banana chips, Udomkun, P., Swennen, R., Masso, C., Innawong, B.*, Fotso Kuate, A., Alakonya, A.+ and Vanlauwe, B., in: International Journal of Food Science and Technology, pages 1-15, ISSN 0950-5423, 2021. [DOI]
 
How does cultivar, maturation, and pre-treatment affect nutritional, physicochemical, and pasting properties of plantain flours?, Udomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Innawong, B.*, Alakonya, A.+, Fotso Kuate, A. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Foods, volume 10, number 8: 1749, pages 1-21, ISSN 2304-8158, 2021. [DOI]
 
Environment-friendly microbial inoculants improve resource efficiency and resilience of agricultural systems, Masso, C., Coyne, D., Baijukya, F., Chibeba, A. M., Atta-Krah, K., Thuita, M. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 15-16, Agropolis International, ISBN ISSN: 1628-4259, 2021. [DOI]
 
Agro-ecology, resource endowment and indigenous knowledge interactions modulate soil fertility in mixed farming systems in central and western Ethiopia, Agumas, B., Balume, I., Musyoki, M. K., Benz, M., Nziguheba, G., Marohn, C., Vanlauwe, B., Cadisch, G. and Rasche, F., in: Soil Use and Management, pages 1-10, ISSN 0266-0032, 2021. [DOI]
 
Measuring household legume cultivation intensity in sub-Saharan Africa, Barnes, A. P., Muoni, T., Oborn, I., Bergkvist, G., Nziguheba, G., Watson, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Duncan, A., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-16, ISSN 1473-5903, 2021. [DOI]
 
Biochar and vermicompost soil amendments reduce root rot disease of common bean (Phaseolous Vulgaris L.), Were, S. A.*, Narla, R. D.*, Mutitu, E. W.*, Muthomi, J. W.*, Munyua, L. M.*, Roobroeck, D., Vanlauwe, B. and Janice, E., in: African Journal of Biological Sciences, volume 3, number 1, pages 176-196, ISSN 2663-2187, 2021. [DOI]
 
"That is my farm" - an integrated co-learning approach for whole-farm sustainable intensification in smallholder farming, Marinus, W., Descheemaeker, K., van de Ven, G., Waswa, W., Mukalama, J., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 188, number -: 103041, pages 1-13, ISSN 0308-521X, 2021. [DOI]
 
The phosphate inhibition paradigm: host and fungal genotypes determine arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization and responsiveness to inoculation in cassava with increasing phosphorus supply, Venegas, R. A. P., Lee, S. J., Thuita, M., Mlay, P. D.*, Masso, C., Vanlauwe, B., Rodriguez, A.* and Sanders, I. R., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 12, number : 693037, pages 1-11, ISSN 1664-462X, 2021. [DOI]
 
Optimising intercrops for western Kenya, MacLaren, C., Waswa, W., Mead, A., Claessens, L ., Vanlauwe, B. and Storkey, J., in: Aspects of Applied Biology, volume 146, pages 351-356, ISSN 0265-1491, 2021.
 
Assessing and understanding non-responsiveness of maize and soybean to fertilizer applications in African smallholder farms, Roobroeck, D., Palm, C. A., Nziguheba, G., Weil, R. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 305, number -: 107165, pages 1-13, ISSN 0167-8809, 2021. [DOI]
 
How nutrient rich are decaying cocoa pod husks? The kinetics of nutrient leaching, Hougni, D. G. J., Schut, A. G. T., Woittiez, L. S., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Plant and Soil, pages 1-16, ISSN 0032-079X, 2021. [DOI]
 
Quantifying the prevalence of (non)-response to fertilizers in sub-Saharan Africa using on-farm trial data, Nziguheba, G., van Heerwaarden, J. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pages 1-13, ISSN 1385-1314, 2021. [DOI]
 
Visual soil examination and evaluation in the sub-humid and semi-arid regions of Kenya, Mutuku, E. A., Vanlauwe, B., Roobroeck, D. and Boeckx, P., in: Soil & Tillage Research, volume 213, number -: 105135, pages 1-17, ISSN 0167-1987, 2021. [DOI]
 
Physico-chemical soil attributes under conservation agriculture and integrated soil fertility management, Mutuku, E. A., Vanlauwe, B., Roobroeck, D., Boeckx, P. and Cornelis, W. M., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 120, pages 145-160, ISSN 1385-1314, 2021. [DOI]
 
Integrated soil fertility management: maximizing the fertilizer use efficiency towards sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Chernet, M., Coyne, D., Nziguheba, G., Pypers, P ., Asare, R., Baijukya, F., Bekunda, M., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Kamara, A., Kreye, C., Kintche, K., Nabahungu, N. L., Manners, R., Masso, C., Mutuo, P. and Taulya, G., pages 130, Agropolis International, ISBN ISSN: 1628-4259, 2021. [DOI]
 
Excellence in Agronomy for Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change Adaptation - proposal, Vanlauwe, B. and Casimero, M., CGIAR System Organization, 2021.
 

2020

The rural household multiple indicator survey, data from 13,310 farm households in 21 countries, van Wijk, M. T., Hammond, J., Gorman, L., Adams, S., Ayantunde, A. A., Baines, D., Bolliger, A., Bosire, C., Carpena, P., Chesterman, S., Chinyophiro, A.*, Daudi, H.*, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Douxchamps, S., Emera, W., Fraval, S., Fonte, S., Hok, L.*, Kiara, H., Kihoro, E., Korir, H.*, Lamanna, C., Long, C. T. M.*, Manyawu, G., Mehrabi, Z., Mengistu, D. K., Mercado, L.*, Mesa, K., Mora, V.*, Mutemi, J.*, Ngendo, M., Njingulula, P., Okafor, C., Pagella, T., Phengsavanh, P.*, Rao, J., Ritzema, R., Rosenstock, T. S., Skirrow, T., Steinke, J., Stirling, C., Suchini, J. G.*, Teufel, N., Thorne, P., Vanek, S., van Etten, J., Vanlauwe, B., Wichern, J. and Yameogo, V., in: Scientific Data, volume 7, number -: 46, pages 1-9, ISSN 2052-4463, 2020. [DOI]
 
The Kampala statement-for-action on reactive nitrogen in Africa and globally, Sutton, M., Ebanyat, P., Raghuram, N.*, Bekunda, M., Tenywa, J. S.*, Winiwarter, W., Bleeker, A., Davidson, E. A., Erisman, J. W., De Vries, W., Galloway, J. N., Heffer, P., Hicks, W. K., Masso, C., Palm, C. A., Snyder, C. S., Vanlauwe, B. and Zingore, S., pages 583-593, chapter 38, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-58064-3, 2020. [DOI]
 
Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ainembabazi, J., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, T., Feleke, S., Nziguheba, G., Khonje, M., Mignouna, D., Okafor, C., Njukwe, E., van Asten, P.*, Mapatano, S.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Manyong, V., in: Food and Energy Security, volume 9, number 3: e205, pages 1-19, ISSN 2048-3694, 2020. [DOI]
 
Science-based decision support for formulating crop fertilizer recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa, Rurinda, J., Zingore, S., Jibrin, J. M.*, Balemi, T.*, Masuki, K., Andersson, J. A., Pampolino, M. F., Mohammed, I. B., Mutegi, J.*, Kamara, A., Vanlauwe, B. and Craufurd, P., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 180, number -: 102790, pages 1-13, ISSN 0308-521X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Variability of provitamin A carotenoids in plantain: influence of cultivar, bunch type, maturation stage, and location, Udomkun, P., Masso, C., Swennen, R., Assfaw Wossen, T., Amah, D., Fotso Kuate, A., Lienou, J., Adesokan, M., Njukwe, E. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, volume 94, number -: 103636, pages 1-17, ISSN 0889-1575, 2020. [DOI]
 
Towards actionable farm typologies: scaling adoption of agricultural inputs in Rwanda, Hammond, J., Rosenblum, N.*, Breseman, D., Gorman, L., Manners, R., van Wijk, M. T., Sibomana, M.*, Remans, R., Vanlauwe, B. and Schut, M., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 183, number -: 102857, pages 1-12, ISSN 0308-521X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: an innovation landscape approach, Udomkun, P., Romuli, S., Schock, S., Mahayothee, B.*, Sartas, M., Assfaw Wossen, T., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Muller, J., in: Journal of Environmental Management, volume 268, number -: 110730, pages 1-14, ISSN 0301-4797, 2020. [DOI]
 
Rapid acquisition, management, and analysis of spatial maize (zea mays L.) phenological data- towards 'Big Data' for agronomy transformation in Africa, Tonnang, H. E. Z., Balemi, T.*, Masuki, K., Mohammed, I. B., Adewopo, J., Adnan, A. A.*, Mudereri, B. T., Vanlauwe, B. and Craufurd, P., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 9: 1363, pages 1-12, ISSN 2073-4395, 2020. [DOI]
 
Participatory exploration of the heterogeneity in household socioeconomic, food and nutrition security status for the identification of nutrition-sensitive interventions in the Rwandan highlands, Mashingaidze, N., Ekesa, B., Ndayisaba, P. C.*, Njukwe, E., Groot, J. C. J., Gwazane, M.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, pages 1-41, ISSN 2571-581X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Identification and quantification of soil borne root rot pathogens communities in smallholder agro-ecosystems of Kenya, Were, S. A.*, Narla, R. D.*, Thies, J., Mutitu, E. W.*, Muthomi, J. W.*, Munyua, L. M.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Roobroeck, D., in: International Journal of Microbiology and Mycology, volume 11, number 1, pages 1-17, ISSN 2309-4796, 2020.
 
Combining organic and mineral fertilizers as a climate-smart integrated soil fertility management practice in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis, Gram, G., Roobroeck, D., Pypers, P ., Merckx, R. and Vanlauwe, B., in: PloS ONE, volume 15, number 9: e0239552, pages 1-30, ISSN 1932-6203, 2020. [DOI]
 
Genetically different isolates of the Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus rhizophagus irregularis induce differential responses to stress in cassava, Pena, R., Robbins, C., Corella, J. C., Thuita, M., Masso, C., Vanlauwe, B., Signarbieux, C., Rodriguez, A.* and Sanders, I. R., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 11, number -: 596929, pages 1-14, ISSN 1664-462X, 2020. [DOI]
 
Can a combination of UAV-derived vegetation indices with biophysical variables improve yield variability assessment in smallholder farms?, Adewopo, J., Peter, H., Mohammed, I. B.*, Kamara, A., Craufurd, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agronomy, volume 10, number 12: 1934, pages 1-21, ISSN 2073-4395, 2020. [DOI]
 
Land access in the development of horticultural crops in east Africa: a case study of passion fruit in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda, Mpozi, B. B., Mizero, M., Egesa, A. O.*, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ndimanya, P.* and Lebailly, P., in: Sustainability, volume 12, number 7: 3041, pages 1-18, ISSN 2071-1050, 2020. [DOI]
 
Reconciling yield gains in agronomic trials with returns under African smallholder conditions, Laajaj, R.*, Macours, K., Masso, C., Thuita, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Scientific Reports, volume 10, number -: 14286, pages 1-15, ISSN 2045-2322, 2020. [DOI]
 
Using the LegumeCHOICE tool to support legume use on smallholder farms in South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Munyahali, W., Kulemba, M., Chakirwa, P., Walangululu, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Nziguheba, G., 2020.
 
Micro-livestock in smallholder farming systems: the role, challenges and opportunities for cavies in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo, Klapwijk, C. J., Schut, M., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Giller, K. and Descheemaeker, K., in: Tropical Animal Health and Production, volume 52, pages 1167-1177, ISSN 0049-4747, 2020. [DOI]
 
Intensification options of small holders' cassava production in south-west Nigeria, Kreye, C., Hauser, S., Pypers, P . and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 112, number 6, pages 5312-5324, ISSN 0002-1962, 2020. [DOI]
 
Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: case of Rwanda, Mugabo, J. R.*, Tollens, E. F., Chianu, J. N. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Open Agriculture, volume 5, pages 690-702, ISSN 2391-9531, 2020. [DOI]
 
Maize production under combined Conservation Agriculture and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the sub-humid and semi-arid regions of Kenya, Mutuku, E. A., Roobroeck, D., Vanlauwe, B., Boeckx, P. and Cornelis, W. M., in: Field Crops Research, volume 254, number -: 107833, pages 1-15, ISSN 0378-4290, 2020. [DOI]
 
The response of climbing bean to fertilizer and organic manure in the northern province of Rwanda, Rurangwa, E.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 56, number 5, pages 722-737, ISSN 0014-4797, 2020. [DOI]
 
Sustainable intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: first things first!, Vanlauwe, B. and Dobermann, A., in: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, volume 7, number 4, pages 376-382, ISSN 2095-7505, 2020. [DOI]
 
Soil fertility: maintenance and nutrient management for agricultural transformation, Vanlauwe, B., Chivenge, P. and Zingore, S., pages 67-76, chapter 8, Routledge, ISBN 978 1 13 839353 0, 2020.
 

2019

Food access deficiencies in sub-Saharan African: prevalence and implications for agricultural interventions, Fraval, S., Hammond, J., Bogard, J. R., Ngendo, M., van Etten, J., Herrero, M., Oosting, S. J., de Boer, I. J. M., Lannerstad, M., Teufel, N., Lamanna, C., Rosenstock, T. S., Pagella, T., Vanlauwe, B., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Baines, D., Carpena, P., Njingulula, P., Okafor, C., Wichern, J., Ayantunde, A. A., Bosire, C., Chesterman, S., Kihoro, E., Rao, J., Skirrow, T., Steinke, J., Stirling, C., Yameogo, V. and van Wijk, M. T., in: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, volume 3, number : 104, pages 1-13, ISSN 2571-581X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Balanced nutrient requirements for maize in the northern Nigerian Savanna: parameterization and validation of QUEFTS model, Shehu, B. M., Lawan, B. A.*, Jibrin, J. M.*, Kamara, A., Mohammed, I. B., Rurinda, J., Zingore, S., Craufurd, P., Vanlauwe, B., Adam, A. M. and Merckx, R ., in: Field Crops Research, volume 241, pages 1-12, ISSN 0378-4290, 2019. [DOI]
 
Banana leaf pruning to facilitate annual legume intercropping as an intensification strategy in the east African highlands, Ocimati, W., Ntamwira, J.*, Groot, J. C. J., Taulya, G., Tittonell, P., Dhed'a, D. B.*, van Asten, P.*, Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B.* and Blomme, G., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 110, pages 1-12, ISSN 1161-0301, 2019. [DOI]
 
Biochar addition persistently increased soil fertility and yields in maize-soybean rotations over 10 years in sub-humid regions of Kenya, Katterer, T., Roobroeck, D., Andren, O., Kimutai, G., Karltun, E., Kirchmann, H., Nyberg, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Roing de Nowina, K.+, in: Field Crops Research, volume 235, pages 18-26, ISSN 0378-4290, 2019. [DOI]
 
Promoting the use of locally produced crops in making cereal-legume-based composite flours: an assessment of nutrient, antinutrient, mineral molar ratios, and aflatoxin content, Udomkun, P., Tirawattanawanich, C.*, Ilukor, J., Sridonpaid, P.*, Njukwe, E., Nimbona, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Food Chemistry, volume 286, pages 651-658, ISSN 0308-8146, 2019. [DOI]
 
Biophysical potential of crop residues for biochar carbon sequestration and co-benefits, in Uganda, Roobroeck, D., Hood-Nowotny, R., Nakubulwa, D.*, Tumuhairwe, J. B.*, Mwanjalolo, M. J.*, Ndawula, I.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Ecological Applications, pages 1-10, ISSN 1051-0761, 2019. [DOI]
 
Long-term application of low C:N residues enhances maize yield and soil nutrient pools across Kenya, Sprunger, C. D., Culman, S. W., Palm, C. A., Thuita, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 114, pages 261-276, ISSN 1385-1314, 2019. [DOI]
 
Variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculant, vermicompost, and a legume-specific fertilizer blend in Siaya County of Kenya, Mathenge, C., Thuita, M., Masso, C., Gweyi-Onyango, J.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Soil & Tillage Research, volume 194, number -: 104290, pages 1-13, ISSN 0167-1987, 2019. [DOI]
 
Nutrient use efficiency and crop yield response to the combined application of cattle manure and inorganic fertilizer in sub-Saharan Africa, Sileshi, G. W.*, Jama, B.*, Vanlauwe, B., Negassa, W., Harawa, R.*, Kiwia, A.* and Kimani, D.*, in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, pages 1-19, ISSN 1385-1314, 2019. [DOI]
 
Farmers' preferences for high-input agriculture supported by site-specific extension services: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria, Oyinbo, O., Chamberlin, J., Vanlauwe, B., Vranken, L., Kamara, A., Craufurd, P. and Maertens, M., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 173, pages 12-26, ISSN 0308-521X, 2019. [DOI]
 
Long-term recovery of the functional community assembly and carbon pools in an African tropical forest succession, Bauters, M., Vercleyen, O., Vanlauwe, B., Bonyoma, B.*, Badjoko, H.*, Hubau, W., Hoyt, A., Boudin, M., Verbeeck, H. and Boeckx, P., in: Biotropica, pages 1-11, ISSN 0006-3606, 2019. [DOI]
 
Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality, Stevenson, J., Vanlauwe, B., Macours, K., Johnson, N., Krishnan, L., Place, F., Spielman, D., Hughes, K. and Vlek, P., in: Global Food Security, volume 20, pages 101-104, ISSN 2211-9124, 2019. [DOI]
 
Beyond averages: new approaches to understand heterogeneity and risk of technology success or failure in smallholder farming, Vanlauwe, B., Coe, R. and Giller, K., in: Experimental Agriculture, volume 55, number S1, pages 84-106, ISSN 0014-4797, 2019. [DOI]
 
The role of legumes in the sustainable intensification of African smallholder agriculture: lessons learnt and challenges for the future, Vanlauwe, B., Hungria, M.*, Kanampiu, F. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 284, pages 1-13, ISSN 0167-8809, 2019. [DOI]
 

2018

Soyabean response to rhizobium inoculation across sub-Saharan Africa: patterns of variation and the role of promiscuity, van Heerwaarden, J., Baijukya, F., Boahen, S., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ebanyat, P., Kamai, N., Wolde-Meskel, E., Kanampiu, F., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 261, pages 211-218, ISSN 0167-8809, 2018. [DOI]
 
What are the key factors influencing consumers' preference and willingness to pay for meat products in eastern DRC?, Udomkun, P., Ilukor, J., Mockshell, J., Mujawamariya, G., Okafor, C., Bullock, R., Nabahungu, N. L. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Food Science & Nutrition, pages 1-16, ISSN 2048-7177, 2018. [DOI]
 
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya, Ndungu, S. M., Messmer, M. M., Ziegler, D., Gamper, H. A., Meszaros, E., Thuita, M., Vanlauwe, B., Frossard, E. and Thonar, C., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, volume 261, pages 161-171, ISSN 0167-8809, 2018. [DOI]
 
Occurrence of aflatoxin in agricultural produce from local markets in Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Udomkun, P., Mutegi, C., Assfaw Wossen, T., Atehnkeng, J., Nabahungu, N. L., Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Food Science & Nutrition, pages 1-13, ISSN 2048-7177, 2018. [DOI]
 
Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies, McCampbell, M., Schut, M., Van den Bergh, I., Van Schagen, B., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Gaidashova, S.*, Njukwe, E. and Leeuwis, C., in: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, pages 1-12, ISSN 1573-5214, 2018. [DOI]
 
Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the competitiveness analysis of selected indigenous cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Bradyrhizobium strains from Kenya, Ndungu, S. M., Messmer, M. M., Ziegler, D., Thuita, M., Vanlauwe, B., Frossard, E. and Thonar, C., in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, pages 1-14, ISSN 0175-7598, 2018. [DOI]
 
Incidence and farmers' knowledge of aflatoxin contamination and control in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Udomkun, P., Assfaw Wossen, T., Nabahungu, N. L., Mutegi, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Food Science & Nutrition, pages 1-14, ISSN 2048-7177, 2018. [DOI]
 
Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms on soil aggregate stability, glomalin, and performance of pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan, Muchane, M.*, Pulleman, M. M., Vanlauwe, B., Jefwa, J.* and Kuyper, T. W., in: Soil Research, pages 1-13, ISSN 1838-675X, 2018. [DOI]
 
Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe, Chekanai, V.*, Chikowo, R.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 266, pages 167-173, ISSN 0167-8809, 2018. [DOI]
 
Reducing spatial variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculants in farms of variable soil fertility in Siaya County of western Kenya, Thuita, M., Vanlauwe, B., Mutegi, C. and Masso, C., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 261, pages 153-160, ISSN 0167-8809, 2018. [DOI]
 

2017

Cassava yield loss in farmer fields was mainly caused by low soil fertility and suboptimal management practices in two provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kintche, K., Hauser, S., Mahungu, N., Ndonda, A., Lukombo, S., Nhamo, N., Uzokwe, V. N. E., Yomeni, M. O., Ngamitshara, J.*, Ekoko, B.*, Mbala, M.*, Akem, C., Pypers, P ., Matungulu, K. P., Kehbila, A. G. and Vanlauwe, B., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 89, pages 107-123, ISSN 1161-0301, 2017. [DOI]
 
Yield responses in cassava - maize intercropping across diverse environments in southern Nigeria: proceeding/poster, Kreye, C., Chigemezu, C.*, Shola, E.*, Bolaji, T.*, Enesi, R., Hauser, S., Jalloh, A., Olojede, A. O.*, Onasanya, O.*, Onyekwere, I.*, Pypers, P ., Salako, F. K.*, Tokula, M.* and Vanlauwe, B., Tropentag - University of Bonn, 2017.
 
Agricultural intensification scenarios, household food availability and greenhouse gas emissions in Rwanda: ex-ante impacts and trade-offs, Paul, B. K., Frelat, R., Birnholz, C., Ebong, C.*, Gahigi, A.*, Groot, J. C. J., Herrero, M., Kagabo, D., Notenbaert, A., Vanlauwe, B. and van Wijk, M. T., in: Agricultural Systems, pages 1-13, ISSN 0308-521X, 2017. [DOI]
 
Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa - a review, Masso, C., Baijukya, F., Ebanyat, P., Bouaziz, S.*, Wendt, J ., Bekunda, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Soil Research, volume 55, pages 425-434, ISSN 1838-675X, 2017. [DOI]
 
Mycotoxins in Sub-Saharan Africa: present situation, socio-economic impact, awareness, and outlook, Udomkun, P., Wiredu, A., Nagle, M., Bandyopadhyay, R., Muller, J. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Food Control, volume 72, pages 110-122, ISSN 0956-7135, 2017. [DOI]
 
Responses of cassava growth and yield to leaf harvesting frequency and NPK fertilizer in south Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Munyahali, W., Pypers, P ., Swennen, R., Walangululu, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Field Crops Research, volume 214, pages 194-201, ISSN 0378-4290, 2017. [DOI]
 
Innovative technologies to manage aflatoxins in foods and feeds and the profitability of application - a review, Udomkun, P., Wiredu, A., Nagle, M., Muller, J., Vanlauwe, B. and Bandyopadhyay, R., in: Food Control, volume 76, pages 127-138, ISSN 0956-7135, 2017. [DOI]
 
Putting biological nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa: the N2Africa project example: proceeding/poster, Kanampiu, F., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Baars, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., N2Africa/Wageningen University and Research Center/ILRI, 2017.
 
Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing beanmaize rotations in smallholder farms of central Burundi, Niyuhire, C.*, Pypers, P ., Vanlauwe, B., Nziguheba, G., Roobroeck, D. and Merckx, R ., in: Field Crops Research, volume 212, pages 52-60, ISSN 0378-4290, 2017. [DOI]
 
Sustainable intensification through rotations with grain legumes in sub-Saharan Africa: a review, Franke, A. C.*, van den Brand, G ., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, pages 1-14, ISSN 0167-8809, 2017. [DOI]
 
Integrated systems research for sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture, Oborn, I., Vanlauwe, B., Atta-Krah, K., Thomas, R., Phillips, T. and Schut, M., Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 1-16, chapter 1, Routledge, ISBN 978-1138668089, 2017.
 
Benefits of inoculation, P fertilizer and manure on yields of common bean and soybean also increase yield of subsequent maize, Rurangwa, E.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, pages 1-13, ISSN 0167-8809, 2017. [DOI]
 
Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Abdelgadir, A. H., Adewopo, J., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Asare, R., Baijukya, F., Baars, E., Bekunda, M., Coyne, D., Dianda, M., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Ebanyat, P., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Jalloh, A., Jassogne, L., Kamai, N., Kamara, A., Kanampiu, F., Kehbila, A. G., Kintche, K., Kreye, C., Larbi, A., Masso, C., Matungulu, K. P., Mohammed, I. B., Nabahungu, N. L., Nielsen, F., Nziguheba, G., Pypers, P ., Roobroeck, D., Schut, M., Taulya, G., Thuita, M., Uzokwe, V. N. E., Van Asten, P., Wairegi, L., Yemefack, M. and Mutsaers, H. J. W., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 613-631, ISSN 1473-5903, 2017. [DOI]
 
System productivity and natural resource integrity in smallholder farming: friends or foes?, Vanlauwe, B., Barrios, E., Robinson, T., Van Asten, P., Zingore, S. and Gerard, B.*, Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 159-176, chapter 11, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-315-61879-1, 2017. [DOI]
 

2016

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 ., Boahen, S., Leonardo, W., Wolde-Meskel, E., Adjei-Nsiah, S., Chikowo, R.*, Baijukya, F., Ebanyat, P., Sangodele, E., Sanginga, J. M., Kantengwa, S ., Phiphira, L., Woomer, P. L., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Baars, E., Kanampiu, F., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Experimental Agriculture, pages 1-26, ISSN 0014-4797, 2016. [DOI]
 
Taking root (African Cassava Agronomy Initiative): 2016 Annual progress report, Jalloh, A., Pypers, P ., Uzokwe, V. N. E., Kreye, C., Ezei, G., Enesi, R., Haertel, M., Atser, G., Ibe, E., Kabissa, J., Alabi, T. R., Haji, K.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Peters, D.*, Salako, F. K.*, Oruta, A., Olojede, A. O.* and Vanlauwe, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 2016.
 
Institutionalising dialogue in Rwanda through innovation platforms, Schut, M., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C., Kagabo, D., Njukwe, E., Zawadi, S., Lamers, D., Ndayisaba, P. C.*, McCampbell, M., Sartas, M., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Farming Matters, pages 32-33, 2016.
 
Sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in the central African highlands: the need for institutional innovation, Schut, M., Van Asten, P., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C.*, Mapatano, S.*, Nabahungu, N. L., Kagabo, D.*, Muchunguzi, P., Njukwe, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Sartas, M. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 145, pages 165-176, ISSN 0308-521X, 2016. [DOI]
 
Multi-stakeholder processes in central Africa: successes, struggles and lessons learned, Schut, M., Lamers, D., Sartas, M., Okafor, C., Hicintuka, C.*, Mapatano, S.*, Kagabo, D., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., 2016.
 
Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya, Adamtey, N., Musyoka, M. W., Zundel, C., Cobo, J. G., Karanja, E., Fiaboe, K. K.+, Muriuki, A.*, Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Vanlauwe, B., Berset, E., Messmer, M. M., Gattinger, A., Bhullar, G., Cadisch, G., Fliessbach, A., Mader, P., Niggli, U. and Foster, D., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 235, pages 61-67, ISSN 0167-8809, 2016. [DOI]
 
Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification, Nziguheba, G., Zingore, S., Kihara, J., Merckx, R ., Njoroge, S., Otinga, A.*, Vandamme, E. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 104, number 3, pages 321-340, ISSN 1385-1314, 2016. [DOI]
 
Enhancing soybean productivity for sustainable intensification of maize- soybean farming systems in east Africa: proceeding (poster), Baijukya, F., Ebanyat, P., Kantengwa, S ., Mukalama, J., Waswa, W.*, Kanampiu, F., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., 2016.
 
Response to G.W. Sileshi's Letter to the Editor on AGEE13857 (2015): Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality - statistical artefact or true lack of effect?, Paul, B. K., Pulleman, M. M., Ayuke, F.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 221, pages 282-284, ISSN 0167-8809, 2016. [DOI]
 
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. and Giller, K., in: Experimental Agriculture, pages 1-21, ISSN 0014-4797, 2016. [DOI]
 
Facultative nitrogen fixation by legumes in the central Congo basin is downregulated during late successional stages, Bauters, M., Mapenzi, N.*, Kearsley, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Boeckx, P., in: Biotropica, pages 1-4, ISSN 0006-3606, 2016. [DOI]
 
Improving the speed of adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Mignouna, D. and Manyong, V., in: Agricultural Economics, volume 48, pages 1-19, ISSN 0169-5150, 2016.
 
Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa: the story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement, Muchunguzi, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Blomme, G., Innovation Platforms for Agricultural Development, pages 42-55, chapter 3, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-138-18171-7, 2016.
 
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., Bala, A.*, van Heerwaarden, J. and Giller, K., in: Field Crops Research, volume 186, pages 133-145, ISSN 0378-4290, 2016. [DOI]
 
Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: does gender matter?, Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B. and Maertens, M., in: European Review of Agricultural Economics, pages 1-33, ISSN 0165-1587, 2016. [DOI]
 

2015

Climate-smart intensification of West-Africa's cocoa systems: proceedings of the Global Science Conference, March 16-18, Le Corum, Montpellier France, Van Asten, P., Jassogne, L., Vaast, P., Laderach, P., Schroth, G., Lundy, M., Asare, R., Muilerman, S., Ruf, F., Snoeck, D., Koko, L.*, Anim-Kwapong, G.*, Rossing, W., Gockowski, J., Tamo, M., Giller, K. and Vanlauwe, B., 2015.
 
Beyond conservation agriculture, Giller, K., Andersson, J. A., Corbeels, M ., Kirkegaard, J., Mortensen, D., Erenstein, O. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, number 870, pages 1-16, ISSN 1664-462X, 2015. [DOI]
 
Baseline report of the humidtropics program for Nigeria and Cameroon, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Abdoulaye, T., Hauser, S., Latiffou, I., Kreye, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Phillips, D., 2015.
 
Baseline report of the humidtropics program for Nigeria and Cameroon, Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Abdoulaye, T., Hauser, S., Idrissou, L., Kreye, C. and Vanlauwe, B., 2015.
 
Integrated soil fertility management: contributions of framework and practices to climate-smart agriculture, Roobroeck, D., Van Asten, P., Jama, B.*, Harawa, R.* and Vanlauwe, B., In: Practice brief climate-smart agriculture, 2015.
 
Increasing cassava productivity in the context of sustainable intensification, Kreye, C., Hauser, S., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Abstract, p. 358 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18, 2015.
 
Response of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea to biochemical quality of organic inputs combined with mineral nitrogen fertilizer in an arable soil, Muema, E. K., Cadisch, G., Rohl, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Rasche, F., in: Applied Soil Ecology, volume 95, pages 128-139, ISSN 0929-1393, 2015. [DOI]
 
Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria, Jemo, M., Nwoke, C.*, Pypers, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, pages 1-10, ISSN 1436-8730, 2015. [DOI]
 
Ex ante appraisal of agricultural research and extension: a choice experiment on climbing beans in Burundi, Lambrecht, I., Vranken, L., Merckx, R ., Vanlauwe, B. and Maertens, M., in: Outlook on Agriculture, volume 44, number 1, pages 61-67, ISSN 0030-7270, 2015. [DOI]
 
Enhancing legume productivity for sustainable intensification of maize-legume farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, Baijukya, F., Masso, C., Kanampiu, F., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., Abstract, p. 357 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18, 2015.
 
Managing soil heterogeneity in smallholder African landscapes requires a new form of precision agriculture, Tittonell, P., van Dis, R., Vanlauwe, B. and Shepherd, K ., Advances in Soil Science, pages 199-224, chapter 8, CRC Press, ISBN 978-1-4822-4533-2, 2015. [DOI]
 
Improving the adoption of agricultural technologies and farm performance through farmer groups: Evidence from the Great Lakes Region of Africa: proceeding, Ainembabazi, J. H., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Blomme, G., Birachi, E., Manyong, V. and Macharia, I.*, Universita Degli Studi di Milano, 2015.
 
Worldwide contrast in application of bio-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: lessons for sub-Saharan Africa, Masso, C., Ochieng, J. R.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, volume 5, number 12, pages 34-50, ISSN 2224-3208, 2015.
 
Integrated soil fertility management: from concept to practice in Eastern DR Congo, Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B. and Maertens, M., in: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pages 1-21, ISSN 1473-5903, 2015. [DOI]
 
Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality but increased crop yields in a sub-humid tropical maize-based system, Paul, B. K., Vanlauwe, B., Hoogmoed, M., Hurisso, T. T., Ndabamenye, T.*, Terano, Y., Ayuke, F.* and Pulleman, M. M., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 208, pages 75-85, ISSN 0167-8809, 2015. [DOI]
 
Is integrated soil fertility management a viable pathway towards the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa?, Vanlauwe, B., Abstract, p. 356 in the book of abstracts of the Tropentag 2015: management of land use systems for enhanced food security - conflicts, controversies and resolutions, in Humboldt-Universitat Berlin, Germany, September 16 - 18; CAHub, 2015.
 
Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation, Vanlauwe, B., Descheemaeker, K., Giller, K., Huising, J. E., Merckx, R ., Nziguheba, G., Wendt, J. and Zingore, S., in: Soil, volume 1, pages 491-508, ISSN 2199-3971, 2015. [DOI]
 
Soil fertility decline at the base of rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Adesina, A. A.*, in: Nature Plants, volume 1, number 15101, pages 1, ISSN 2055-026X, 2015. [DOI]
 

2014

Effect of delayed cassava planting on yields and economic returns of a cassava-groundnut intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nyi, T., Mucheru-Muna, M.*, Shisanya, C.*, Lodi-lama, J-P., Mutuo, P., Pypers, P. and Vanlauwe, B., in: World Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 2, number 3, pages 101-108, ISSN 2333-0643, 2014. [DOI]
 
The 'One cow per poor family' programme: Current and potential fodder availability within smallholder farming systems in southwest Rwanda, Klapwijk, C. J ., Bucagu, C.*, van Wijk, M. T., Udo, H. M. J., Vanlauwe, B., Munyanziza, E.* and Giller, K., in: Agricultural Systems, volume 131, pages 11-22, ISSN 0308-521X, 2014. [DOI]
 
Knowledge, attitude and practices used in the control of Striga in maize by smallholder farmers of western Kenya, Nambafu, G. N., Onwonga, R. N.*, Karuku, G. N.*, Ariga, E. S.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Roing de Nowina, K., in: Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B, volume 4, pages 237-248, ISSN 2161-6264, 2014.
 
Lasting influence of biochemically contrasting organic inputs on abundance and community structure of total and proteolytic bacteria in tropical soils, Rasche, F., Musyoki, M. K., Rohl, C., Muema, E. K., Vanlauwe, B. and Cadisch, G., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 74, pages 204-213, ISSN 0038-0717, 2014. [DOI]
 
Benefits of legume-maize rotations: assessing the impact of diversity on the productivity of smallholders in Western Kenya, Ojiem, J. O.*, Franke, A. C.*, Vanlauwe, B., de Ridder, N. and Giller, K., in: Field Crops Research, volume 168, pages 75-85, ISSN 0378-4290, 2014. [DOI]
 
Residual phosphorus effects and nitrogen x phosphorus interactions in soybean-maize rotations on a P-deficient Ferralsol, Vandamme, E., Pypers, P., Vanlauwe, B., Baijukya, F., Smolders, E. and Merckx, R ., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 98, number 2, pages 187-201, ISSN 1385-1314, 2014. [DOI]
 
Understanding the process of agricultural technology adoption: mineral fertilizer in eastern DR Congo, Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B., Merckx, R . and Maertens, M., in: World Development, volume 59, pages 132-146, ISSN 0305-750X, 2014. [DOI]
 
A fourth principle is required to define conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: the appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity, Vanlauwe, B., Wendt, J., Giller, K., Corbeels, M.*, Gerard, B.* and Nolte, C.+, in: Field Crops Research, volume 155, pages 10-13, ISSN 0378-4290, 2014. [DOI]
 
Response to Sommer et al. (2014) Fertiliser use is not required as a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture, Vanlauwe, B., Wendt, J ., Giller, K., Corbeels, M.* and Gerard, B.*, in: Field Crops Research, volume 167, pages 159, ISSN 0378-4290, 2014. [DOI]
 
Sustainable intensification and the African smallholder farmer, Vanlauwe, B., Coyne, D., Gockowski, J., Hauser, S., Huising, J. E., Masso, C., Nziguheba, G., Schut, M. and Van Asten, P., in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, volume 8, pages 15-22, ISSN 1877-3435, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Jefwa, J., Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M.*, Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T.*, Ngoga, T.*, Nitumfuidi, J.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, pages 55-69, chapter 4, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
N2Africa: putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa, Giller, K., Franke, A., Abaidoo, R., Baijukya, F., Bala, A.*, Boahen, S., Dashiell, K., Kantengwa, S., Sanginga, J. M., Sanginga, N., Simmons, A., Turner, A., De Wolf, J., Woomer, P. L. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 156-174, chapter 12, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Agricultural technology diffusion and adoption in banana- and legume-based systems of central Africa, Ouma, E., Macharia, I.*, Birachi, E., Garming, H., Nyagaya, M., Pypers, P., Ochieng, J., Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 187-199, chapter 14, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and growth of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under nursery and field conditions in Rwanda, Jefwa, J.*, Rurangwa, E.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Kavoo, A. M.*, Mwashasha, M.*, Robinson, J.*, Blomme, G. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 83-92, chapter 10, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Soil heterogeneity and soil fertility gradients in smallholder agricultural systems of the East African highlands, Tittonell, P., Muriuki, A.*, Klapwijk, C. J ., Shepherd, K ., Coe, R. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Soil Science Society of America Journal, volume 77, number 2, pages 525-538, ISSN 0361-5995, 2013. [DOI]
 
Impact of inadequate regulatory frameworks on the adoption of bio-fertilizer (e.g. PGPR) technologies: a case study of sub-Saharan Africa, Masso, C., Jefwa, J., Jemo, M., Thuita, M., Tarus, D.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Recent advances in biofertilizers and biofungicides (PGPR) for sustainable agriculture: proceedings of 3rd Asian Conference on Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and other Microbials, Manila, Philippines, 21-24 April, pages 276-286, Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture, 2013.
 
Root hairs explain P uptake efficiency of soybean genotypes grown in a P-deficient Ferralsol, Vandamme, E., Renkens, M., Pypers, P., Smolders, E., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 369, number 1-2, pages 269-282, ISSN 0032-079X, 2013. [DOI]
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., pages 158-165, chapter 20, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Banana systems in the humid highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: enhancing resilence and productivity, Blomme, G., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., CAB International, ISBN 978 1 78064 231 4, 2013.
 
Assessing farmers' interest in agroforestry in two contrasting agro-ecological zones of Rwanda, Bucagu, C., van Wijk, M. T., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 87, number 1, pages 141-158, ISSN 0167-4366, 2013. [DOI]
 
Walking the impact pathway: CIALCA's efforts to mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Mutuo, P., pages 243-253, chapter 19, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Medium-term impact of tillage and residue management on soil aggregate stability, soil carbon and crop productivity, Paul, B. K., Vanlauwe, B., Ayuke, F., Gassner, A.*, Hoogmoed, M., Hurisso, T. T., Koala, S.*, Lelei, D.*, Ndabamenye, T.* and Pulleman, M. M., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 164, pages 14-22, ISSN 0167-8809, 2013.
 
Managing Tephrosia mulch and fertilizer to enhance coffee productivity on smallholder farms in the Eastern African highlands, Bucagu, C., Vanlauwe, B. and Giller, K., in: European Journal of Agronomy, volume 48, pages 19-29, ISSN 1161-0301, 2013. [DOI]
 
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J.*, Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S.*, Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, pages 117-131, chapter 9, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-53273-0, 2013.
 
Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Central Africa: experiences of the Consortium for Improving Agriculturebased Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA), Vanlauwe, B., Pypers, P., Birachi, E., Nyagaya, M., Van Schagen, B., Huising, J., Ouma, E., Blomme, G. and Van Asten, P., In: Eco-Efficiency: from Vision to Reality, pages 1-17, chapter 6, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2013.
 

2012

Combining mineral fertilizer and green manure for increased, profitable cassava production, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Lodi-Lama, J., Lele, B.*, Mulumba, R.*, Kachaka, C.*, Boeckx, P., Merckx, R . and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 104, number 1, pages 178-187, ISSN 0002-1962, 2012.
 
The impact of Desmodium spp. and cutting regimes on the agronomic and economic performance of Desmodium-maize intercropping system in western Kenya, Kifuko-Koech, M.*, Pypers, P., Okalebo, J. R., Othieno, C.O.*, Khan, Z. R., Pickett, J. A., Kipkoech, A. K.* and Vanlauwe, B., in: Field Crops Research, volume 137, pages 97-107, ISSN 0378-4290, 2012. [DOI]
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N.*, Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., in: The African Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology, pages 1-4, ISSN 1752-3931, 2012.
 
Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop-residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of Central Kenya, Guto, S. N., Pypers, P., Vanlauwe, B., de Ridder, N. and Giller, K., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 103, number 3, pages 1-11, ISSN 0002-1962, 2012.
 
Organic matter availability and management in the context of integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, volume 35, pages 135-157, chapter 6, The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), ISBN 978-1-84973-426-4, 2012.
 

2011

CIALCA interventions for productivity increase of cropping system components in the African Great Lakes zone, Pypers, P., Bimponda, W.*, Birachi, E., Bishikwabo, K., Blomme, G., Carpentier, S. C., Gahigi, A.*, Gaidashova, S.*, Jefwa, J.*, Kantengwa, S., Kanyaruguru, J., Lepoint, P., Lodi-Lama, J., Manzekele, M.*, Mapatano, S.*, Merckx, R ., Ndabamenye, T.*, Ngoga, T.*, Nitumfuidi, J.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Ntamwira, J.*, Ouma, E., Sanginga, J. M., Sivirihauma, C., Swennen, R.+, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N. and Walangululu, J.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Drivers of technology adoption in the banana-legume systems in the East and Central Africa region, Ouma, E., Birachi, E., Kasereka, V., Garming, H., Macharia, I.*, Van Asten, P., Chifizi, A.*, Nyagaya, M., Ekesa, B., Van Damme, J., Vanlauwe, B., Blomme, G., Niyuhire, C.*, Ndimurirwo, L.*, Ochieng, J., Dubois, T., Pypers, P., Wairegi, L., Ruraduma, C.*, Bizoza, A.* and Maertens, M., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Walking the impact pathway: the CIALCA experience in mobilising agricultural knowledge for the African Great Lakes Region, Van Schagen, B., Njukwe, E., Katharina, P. B., Sengele, N.*, Mazibo, F.*, Blomme, G., Vanlauwe, B. and Van Asten, P., Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of plant density on growth and yield of East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in low input cropping systems in Rwanda, Ndabamenye, T.*, Van Asten, P., Blomme, G., Ragama, P., Swennen, R.+, Annandale, J.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Barnard, R., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
L'insecurite alimentaire Chronique au Burundi: la banane et les legumineuses comme filieres porteuses, Kanyaruguru, J., Niyongere, C.*, Niyuhire, C.*, Njukwe, E., Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on banana and bean yield in an intercropping system in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Badesire, A.* and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Effect of banana leaf pruning on legume yield in banana-legume intercropping systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ntamwira, J.*, Pypers, P., Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ruhigwa, B. A., Lepoint, P. and Blomme, G., Abstract (Poster Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
Partenariat de CIALCA pour une dissemination efficace et durable des technologies, Bisimwa, C.*, Antoine, L., Sanginga, J. M., Vanlauwe, B. and Njukwe, E., Abstract, p. 280 in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 
CIALCA's efforts on integrating farming system components and exploring related trade-offs, Van Asten, P., Vanlauwe, B., Ouma, E., Pypers, P., Van Damme, J., Blomme, G., Lepoint, P., Ntamwira, J.*, Bouwmeester, H., Birachi, E., Jassogne, L., Muliele, T., Bizimana, S.*, Nibasumba, A., Delstanche, S., Baret, P., Sanginga, J. M., Bafunyembaka, F. and Manzekele, M.*, Abstract (Oral Presentation) in Book of Abstracts of CIALCA International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of sub-Saharan Africa", Kigali, Rwanda, 24-27 October, 2011.
 

2010

Integrated soil fertility management: operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science: Soil solutions for a changing world., Vanlauwe, B., Chianu, J., Giller, K., Merckx, R ., Mokwunye, U.*, Pypers, P., Shepherd, K ., Smaling, E., Woomer, P. L. and Sanginga, N., CRC Care, International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), 2010.
 

2008

Benefits and potential use of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in banana and plantain systems in Africa, Jefwa, J.*, Coyne, D., Gaidashova, S.*, Elsen, A., Van Asten, P. and Vanlauwe, B., Abstracts, P. 67 in the Program and Book of Abstracts, International Banana 2008 Conference, "Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact". 5 - 9 October, Mombasa, Kenya, 2008.
 

2007

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the rhizosphere of bananas in farming systems of Central Kenya, Jefwa, J.*, Ruto, L.*, Elsen, A., Kahangi, E.*, Van Asten, P., Losenge, T.*, Mwajita, M.*, Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, N.+, Abstract, 2007.
 
Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) associated with rhizosphere of banana systems, Vanlauwe, B., Ruto, L.*, Kahangi, E.*, Van Asten, P., Losenge, T.* and Mnyazi, J. J.*, International Conference on 'Rhizosphere 2', 26-31 August 2007, Montpellier, France, 2007.
 

2006

The role of bananas in Eastern DRCongo, Van Asten, P., Abele, S., Blomme, G., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B., Vigheri, N., Lunze, L., Walangululu, J.* and Farrow, A., in: MUSACO meeting, 18-22 September 2006, Limbe, Cameroon, MUSACO, 2006.
 
CIALCA improving livelihoods: pulling together for Central Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Van Asten, P. and Blomme, G., in: MusAfrica, volume 17, pages 3-5, ISSN 1117-2266, 2006.
 

2005

Senna siamea trees recycle Ca from a Ca-rich subsoil and increase the topsoil pH in agroforestry systems in the West African derived savanna zone, Vanlauwe, B., Aihou, K.*, Tossah, B.*, Diels, J ., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 269, number 1-2, pages 285-296, ISSN 0032-079X, 2005.
 
Long-term integrated soil fertility management in south-western Nigeria: crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 273, number 1-2, pages 337-354, ISSN 0032-079X, 2005.
 

2004

Banana inputs, production, and marketing in Kenya and Uganda, Jefwa, J.*, Kahangi, E.*, Rutto, L., Odee, D., Mubiru, P., Gold, C., Okech, S., Elsen, A., Gichuki, C, Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, N., in: Enhanced soil productivity in East and Southern Africa: Rockefeller Foundation Grantees workshop, 20-23 September 2004, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004.
 
The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa, Carsky, R., Sanginga, P., Schulz, S., Douthwaite, B., Manyong, V., Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B. and Keatinge, J., pages 145-161, Science, 2004.
 
Long-term soil organic carbon dynamics in a subhumid tropical climate: 13C data in mixed C3/C4 cropping and modeling with ROTHC, Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B., van der Meersch, M., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 36, pages 1739-1750, ISSN 0038-0717, 2004.
 
A new method for the simultaneous measurement of pH-dependent cation exchange capacity and ph buffering capacity, Oorts, K., Vanlauwe, B., Pleysier, J. L. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Science Society of America Journal, volume 68, pages 1578-1585, 2004.
 
Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils, Nwoke, C., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P. and Osonubi, O.*, in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 39, pages 422-428, 2004.
 
The distribution of phosphorus fractions and desorption characteristics of some soils in the moist savanna zone of West Africa, Nwoke, C., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P. and Osonubi, O.*, in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 69, pages 127-141, 2004.
 

2003

Amélioration de la gestion des sols par l'introduction de légumineuses dans les systèmes céréaliers des savannes africaines, Carsky, R., Douthwaite, B., Manyong, V., Sanginga, N.+, Schulz, S., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J . and Keatinge, J., in: Cahiers Agricultures, volume 12, pages 227-233, ISSN 1166-7699, 2003.
 
Evaluating options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna using the Rothamsted Carbon (RothC) model, Diels, J ., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Merckx, R . and Vanlauwe, B., pages 140-149, IFDC; CTA, 2003.
 
Balanced nutrient management systems for cropping systems in the tropics: from concept to practice, Lyasse, O., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 100, number 2-3, pages 99-314, 2003.
 
Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cereal-grain-legume-livestock systems in the dry savanna, Sanginga, N., Dashiell, K., Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B., Lyasse, O., Carsky, R., Tarawali, S., Asafo-Adjei, B., Menkir, A., Schulz, S., Singh, B., Chikoye, D., Keatinge, D. and Ortiz, R., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 100, number 2-3, pages 305-314, ISSN 0167-8809, 2003. [DOI]
 
Assessment of labile phosphorus fractions and adsorption characteristics in relation to soil properties of West African savanna soils, Nwoke, C., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Osonubi, O.* and Merckx, R ., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 100, pages 285-294, ISSN 0167-8809, 2003.
 
Cation exchange capacities of soil organic matter fractions in a Ferric Lixisol with different organic matter inputs, Oorts, K., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, volume 100, pages 45-47, 2003.
 

2002

Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna, Diels, J ., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Lyasse, O., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B., Deckers, J. and Merckx, R ., pages 299-312, Wallingford, UK: CABI, 2002.
 
Gaseous N2O fluxes in tropical agriculture-effect of fertilizer and incorporated organic matter in soils of the derived savanna zone of Nigeria, Roing, K., Goossens, A., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Andren, O. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Paper presented, Accra, Ghana, 2002.
 
Gaseous N2O fluxes from legume maize crop rotations in soil of the derived savanna zone of Nigeria, Roing, K., Goossens, A., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Andren, O. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Paper presented, Bangkok, Thailand, 2002.
 
On-farm evaluation of the contribution of sole and mixed applications of organic matter and urea to maize grain production in the savanna, Iwuafor, E.*, Aihou, K.*, Jaryum, J., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Lyasse, O., Deckers, J. and Merckx, R ., pages 185-197, Wallingford, UK: CABI, 2002.
 
Chemical properties and soil organic matter assessment under fallow systems in the forest margins benchmark, Koutika, S., Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, B. and Weise, S., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 34, number 6, pages 757-765, ISSN 0038-0717, 2002. [DOI]
 
Options for increasing P availability from low reactive rock phosphate, Lyasse, O., Tossah, B.*, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J . and Merckx, R ., pages 225-237, chapter 17, CABI; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 0 85199 576 4, 2002.
 
The contribution of nitrogen by promiscuous soybeans to maize based cropping the moist savanna of Nigeria, Sanginga, N., Okogun, J., Vanlauwe, B. and Dashiell, K., in: Plant and Soil, volume 241, pages 223-231, ISSN 0032-079X, 2002. [DOI]
 
Cowpea rotation as a resource management technology for cereal-based systems in the savannas of West Africa, Carsky, R., Vanlauwe, B. and Lyasse, O., pages 252-266, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2002.
 
Fertility status of soils of the derived savanna and northern guinea savanna benchmarks and response to major plant nutrients, as influenced by soil type and land use management, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Lyasse, O., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Sanginga, N., Merckx, R . and Deckers, J., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 62, number 2, pages 139-150, ISSN 1385-1314, 2002.
 

2001

Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna, Diels, J ., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Merckx, R ., Lyasse, O., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Deckers, J., pages 299-312, Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CABI, 2001.
 
Sustaining soil fertility in West Africa in the face of rapidly increasing pressure for agricultural intensification, Keatinge, J., Breman, H., Manyong, V., Vanlauwe, B. and Wendt, J ., pages 1-22, Madison, WI USA: Soil Science of America (SSA); American Society of Agronomy, 2001.
 
Fertilizer use and definition of farmer domains for impact-oriented research in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria, Manyong, V., Makinde, K., Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, B. and Diels, J ., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 59, number 2, pages 129-141, ISSN 1385-1314, 2001. [DOI]
 
On-farm evaluation of the contribution of sole and mixed applications of organic matter and urea to maize grain production in the savanna, Iwuafor, E.*, Aihou, K.*, Jaryum, J., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P. and Lyasse, O., pages 185-197, Wallingford, UK: CABI, 2001.
 
Soil organic matter and soil fertility, Merckx, R ., Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, P., Denef, K. and Oorts, K., pages 69-89, Madison, USA: Soil Science Society of America (SSSA); american Society of Agronomy, 2001.
 
Options for increasing P availability from low creative rock phosphate, Lyasse, O., Tossah, B.*, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., pages 225-237, Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CABI, 2001.
 
Nitrogen contribution of promiscuos soybeans in maize-based cropping systems, Sanginga, P., Okogun, J., Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Carsky, R. and Dashiell, K., pages 157-177, Soil Science Society of America (SSSA); American Society of Agronomy, 2001.
 
Effect of fallow legumes on mineral N soil dynamics in the derived savanna zone, Roing, K., Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B. and Sanginga, P., pages 118, 2001.
 
Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in long-term soil organic matter studies, Diels, J ., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N., Coolen, E. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 33, pages 1245-1251, ISSN 0038-0717, 2001.
 
Combined application of organic matter and fertilizer, Vanlauwe, B., Wendt, J . and Diels, J ., pages 247-279, Soil Science Society of America (SSSA); American Society of Agronomy, 2001.
 
Nitrogen management in 'adequate' input maize-based agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic, Vanlauwe, B., Aihou, K.*, Houngnandan, P.*, Diels, J ., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 228, number 1, pages 61-71, ISSN 0032-079X, 2001. [DOI]
 
Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 11 Dry matter, total N, and urea-derived N dynamics of the Senna and maize roots, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 231, number 2, pages 201-210, ISSN 0032-079X, 2001. [DOI]
 
Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 231, number 2, pages 187-199, ISSN 0032-079X, 2001. [DOI]
 
Maize yield as affected by organic inputs and urea in the West African moist savanna, Vanlauwe, B., Aihou, K.*, Aman, S., Iwuafor, E.*, Tossah, B.*, Diels, J ., Sanginga, N., Lyasse, O., Merckx, R . and Deckers, J., in: Agronomy Journal, volume 93, pages 1191-1199, ISSN 0002-1962, 2001.
 
Direct interactions between N fertilizer and organic matter: evidence from trials with 15N-labeled fertilizer, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Lyasse, O., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., pages 173-178, Wallingford, 2001.
 

2000

Evaluation of symbiotic dinitrogen inputs of herbaceous legumes into tropical cover-crop systems, Ibewiro, B., Sanginga, P., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 32, pages 234-242, 2000.
 
Response of Mucuna pruriens to symbiotic nitrogen fixation by rhizobia following inoculation in farmers' fields in the derived savanna of Benin, Houngnandan, P.*, Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, B., Woomer, P.* and Van Cleemput, O., in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 30, pages 558-565, ISSN 0178-2762, 2000. [DOI]
 
Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen-15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa, Ibewiro, B., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 31, pages 261-269, 2000.
 
Influence of phytoparasitic nematodes on symbiotic N2 fixation in tropical herbaceous legume cover crops, Ibewiro, B., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 31, pages 254-260, 2000.
 
Nitrogen contributions from decomposing cover crop residues to maize in a tropical derived savanna, Ibewiro, B., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, volume 57, pages 131-140, 2000.
 
Charge characteristics of soil organic matter fractions in a Ferric Lixisol under some multipurpose trees, Oorts, K., Vanlauwe, B., Cofie, O.*, Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 48, pages 169-188, ISSN 0167-4366, 2000. [DOI]
 
Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by Mucuna pruriens, Lablab purpureus, and maize, Vanlauwe, B., Nwoke, C., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Carsky, R., Deckers, J. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 32, pages 2063-2077, 2000.
 
Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by maize as affected by particulate organic matter quality, soil characteristics, and land-use history for soils from the West African moist savanna zone, Vanlauwe, B., Aihou, K.*, Tossah, S., Aman, B. K., Diels, J ., Lyasse, O., Hauser, S., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., in: Biology and Fertility of Soils, volume 30, pages 440-449, 2000.
 
Utilization of rock phosphate by crops on a representative toposequence in the northern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria: response by maize to previous herbaceous legume cropping and rock phospate treatments, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, P., Carsky, R., Deckers, J. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 32, pages 2079-2090, 2000.
 
Recent developments in soil fertility management of maize-based systems: the role of legumes in N and P nutrition of maize in the moist savanna zone of West Africa, Vanlauwe, B., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Houngnandan, P.*, Diels, J ., Manyong, V. and Sanginga, P., in: Cover crops for natural resource management in West Africa = Plantes de couverture et gestion des ressources naturelles en Afrique occidentale: proceedings of a workshop organized by IITA and CIEPCA, Cotonou, Benin, 26-29 October 1999. Ibadan, Nigeria, pages 3-13, International Institute of Tropical agriculture (IITA), 2000.
 

1999

Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa II. Impact on soil productivity in a north-to-south transect in Togo, Tossah, B.*, Samba, D. K., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N., Lyasse, O., Diels, J . and Merckx, R ., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 42, number 3, pages 229-244, ISSN 0167-4366, 1999.
 
Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa I. Restoration and maintenance of soil fertility on 'terre de barre' soils in Benin Republic, Aihou, K.*, Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, B., Lyasse, O., Diels, J . and Merckx, R ., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 42, number 3, pages 213-227, ISSN 0167-4366, 1999. [DOI]
 
Alley cropping in the moist savanna of West Africa III. Soil organic matter fractionation and soil productivity, Vanlauwe, B., Aman, S., Aihou, K.*, Tossah, B.*, Adebiyi, V., Sanginga, N., Lyasse, O., Diels, J . and Merckx, R ., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 42, number 3, pages 245-264, ISSN 0167-4366, 1999.
 
Evaluation of methods for measuring microbial biomass C and N and their relationship with soil organic matter particle size classes for soils from the West-African moist savanna zone, Vanlauwe, B., Nwoke, C., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 31, number 8, pages 1071-1082, ISSN 0038-0717, 1999.
 

1998

Maintenance of soil organic matter and N supply in the moist savanna zone of West Africa, Carsky, R., Jagtap, S., Tian, G., Sanginga, N. and Vanlauwe, B., pages 223-236, Ann Arbor Press, 1998.
 
Spatial and temporal gradients of earthworm casting activity in alley cropping systems, Hauser, S., Asawalam, D. and Vanlauwe, B., in: Agroforestry Systems, volume 41, number 2, pages 127-137, ISSN 0167-4366, 1998.
 
Mineral N dynamics in bare and cropped Leucaena leucocephala and Dactyladenia barteri alley cropping systems after the addition of 15N-labelled leaf residues, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Duchateau, L., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: European Journal of Soil Science, volume 49, pages 417-425, 1998.
 
Recovery of leucaena and dactyladenia residue nitrogen-15 in alley cropping systems, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Science Society of America Journal, volume 62, number 2, pages 454-460, ISSN 0361-5995, 1998.
 
Soil organic matter dynamics after addition of nitrogen-15-labeled leucaena and dactyladenia residues, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Science Society of America Journal, volume 62, number 2, pages 461-466, ISSN 0361-5995, 1998.
 

1997

A comparison of the contributions of clay, silt and organic matter to the effective CEC of soils of sub-Saharan Africa, Asadu, C.*, Diels, J . and Vanlauwe, B., in: Soil Science, volume 162, pages 785-794, 1997.
 
Role of earthworms in traditional and improved low-input agricultural systems in West Africa, Hauser, S., Vanlauwe, B., Asawalam, D. and Norgrove, L., pages 113-136, CRC Press/Lewis Publishers, 1997.
 
Residue quality and decomposition: An unsteady relationship?, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., pages 141-146, CAB International, 1997.
 
Decomposition of four Leucaena and Senna prunings in alley cropping systems under sub-humid tropical conditions: the process and its modifiers, Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 29, number 2, pages 131-137, ISSN 0038-0717, 1997.
 

1996

Evaluation of symbiotic properties and nitrogen contribution of mucuna to maize grown in the derived savanna of West Africa, Sanginga, N., Ibewiro, B., Houngnandan, P.*, Vanlauwe, B., Okogun, J., Akobundu, I. and Versteeg, M., in: Plant and Soil, volume 179, pages 119-129, 1996.
 
Impact of residue quality on the C and N mineralization of leaf and root residues of three agroforestry species, Vanlauwe, B., Nwoke, C., Sanginga, N. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 183, pages 221-231, 1996.
 
Soil litter dynamics and N use in a Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam. (de Witt) alley cropping system in southwestern Nigeria, Vanlauwe, B., Swift, M. J. and Merckx, R ., in: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, volume 28, number 6, pages 739-749, 1996.
 

1995

Alley farming research on high base status soils, Kang, B., Hauser, S., Vanlauwe, B., Sanginga, N. and Atta-Krah, A. N., in: Alley farming research and development: proceedings of an international conference on alley farming, 14-18 September, 1992, pages 25-39, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 1995.
 

1994

Residue fractionation and decomposition: the significance of the active fraction, Vanlauwe, B., Dendooven, L. and Merckx, R ., in: Plant and Soil, volume 158, pages 263-274, 1994.
 

1993

Decomposition and nitrogen mineralization of prunings of different quality, Kachaka, S., Vanlauwe, B. and Merckx, R ., pages 199-208, John Wiley & Sons with Sayce Publishing(UK), Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), IITA, Ibadan, 1993.
 

Publications as Editor

2017

Sustainable intensification in smallholder agriculture: an integrated systems research approach, Earthscan Food and Agriculture, Routledge, ISBN 978-1138668089, 2017.
 
Learning System for Agricultural Research for Development (LESARD): documenting, reporting, and analysis of performance factors in multi-stakeholder processes, Sartas, M., Schut, M. and Leeuwis, C., Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 367-381, chapter 25, Routledge, ISBN 978-1138668089, 2017.
 
Systems research for agricultural development: past, present and future, Norman, D and Atta-Krah, K., Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 19-42, chapter 2, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-315-61879-1, 2017. [DOI]
 
Constraints and opportunities in using multi-stakeholder processes to implement integrated agricultural systems research: the humidtropics case, Hiwasaki, L., Idrissou, L., Okafor, C. and Van der Hoek, R., Earthscan Food and Agriculture, pages 350-366, chapter 24, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-315-61879-1, 2017. [DOI]
 

2014

Challenges and opportunities for agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
 
Enhanced utilization of biotechnology research and development innovations in Eastern and Central Africa for agro-ecological intensification, Masiga, C. W., Mugoya, C., Ali, R.*, Mohamed, A*, Osama, S.*, Ngugi, A.*, Kiambi, D.*, de Villiers, S.*, Ngugi, K.*, Niyibigira, T.*, Tesfamichel, A.*, Machuka, J.*, Oduor, R.*, Runo, S.*, Adam, R.*, Matheka, J.*, Bedada, L.*, Seth, M*, Kuria, E.*, Ndirigwe, J.*, Ndolo, P.*, Muthamia, Z.*, Nasona, B.*, Ntimpirangeza, M.*, Tsegaye, E.*, Desterio, N.*, Ogero, K.*, Mburugu, G.*, Mukasa, S.*, Kim, D., Ferguson, M., Mneney, E.*, Nsubuga, E.*, Rishurimuhirwa, T.*, Byamugisha, D.*, Wamatsembe, I.*, Nzuki, I.*, Mkamilo, G.*, Kimata, B.* and Ketema, S., pages 97-104, chapter 8, Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-07661-4, 2014. [DOI]
 

2013

Adoption and impact of tissue culture bananas in Burundi: an application of a propensity score matching approach, Ouma, E., Dubois, E., Kabunga, N., Nkurunziza, S., Qaim, M. and Van Asten, P., pages 216-223, chapter 26, CABI International, ISBN 9781780642314, 2013. [DOI]
 
Use of DNA capture kits to collect Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and banana bunchy top virus pathogen DNA for molecular diagnostics, Ramathani, I. and Beed, F., pages 109-115, chapter 13, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Processes and partnerships for effective regional surveillance of banana (Musa spp.) diseases, Beed, F., Kubiriba, J.*, Mugalula, A.*, Kolowa, H.*, Bulili, S.*, Nduwayezu, A.*, Murekezi, C.*, Sakayoya, E.*, Ndayihanzamaso, P.*, Mulenga, R.*, Abass, M.*, Mathe, L.*, Masheka, B.*, Onyango, M.*, Shitabule, E.*, Nakato, V., Ramathani, I. and Bouwmeester, H., pages 210-215, chapter 25, CABI, ISBN 978-1-78064-231-4, 2013.
 
Supply and demand drivers of the sustainable intensification of farming systems through grain legumes in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, Rusike, J., Boahen, S., Dashiell, K., Kantengwa, S., Ongoma, J.*, Mongane, D. and Kasongo, G., pages 1-10, chapter 15, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415532730, 2013.
 

2012

IITA's 2012 regional highlights: production team, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN 978-978-8444-19-0, 2012.
 
R4D Review; 9, IITA, , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISBN ISSN: 2071-3681, 2012.
 

2001

Direct interactions between N fertilizer and organic matter: evidence from trials with 15N-labeled fertilizer, Vanlauwe, B., Diels, J ., Aihou, K.*, Iwuafor, E.*, Lyasse, O., Sanginga, P. and Merckx, R ., pages 173-178, Wallingford, 2001.