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  1. Writers’ Supplement to EDN 108

    2010-07-20 We often come across interesting material related to articles in EDN that could not fit into the available space in the issue. We share the most relevant of those here.
    Urine Fertilizer Composting Toilets Outhouse

  2. Human Urine as a Fertilizer

    2010-07-20 One high quality and universally available source of all the major macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) is human urine. Using human urine as fertilizer is not unprecedented, but for various reasons in most countries it is not commonly considered as an option, especially for growing...
    Urine Biofertilizer Fertilizer Composting Toilets Plant Nutrition Health Sanitation

  3. Faidherbia albida, an important ‘Fertilizer Tree’

    2010-04-01 Faidherbia albida exhibits reverse leaf phenology, losing its leaves at the beginning of the rainy season just as farmers want full sun for their crops. While most other species flower before or during the rains, the apple ring acacia flowers and leafs out at the end of the rainy season providing...
    Agroforestry Apple Ring Acacia Fertilizer Faidherbia

  4. Terra Preta: the Secret of Rich, Dark Soil in the Amazon

    2004-04-20 Terra preta is very productive soil with long-lasting fertility—unusual in the tropics, where most soils are very weathered, highly acidic, and low in organic matter and essential nutrients. The key to terra preta soils long-term fertility seems to be charcoal; terra preta contains up to 70 times...
    Acidic Soil Fertilizer Soil Health Biochar

  5. Traditional Plant Varieties and Low Fertility Soil

    2005-01-20 Maradi Integrated Development Project has forced me to question the wisdom of assuming that increases of organic content and fertility are always best.
    Soil Fertilizer Organic Matter Mulch Drought

  6. Low Fertility Soil and Traditional Varieties

    2005-07-20 Joel Matthewsreceived some feedbackabout his comments on low fertility soil and traditional varieties in EDN 86. In response, he sent the following additional comment.
    Soil Fertilizer Organic Matter Mulch

  7. “Micro-placement of fertilizer” to dramatically increase yields with less fertilizer.

    2008-07-20 Farmers in Nigerused bottle caps to distribute tiny amounts of fertilizer in each planting hole. Coca cola bottle caps hold 6 grams (0.2 oz) of fertilizer, and one capful was used for two to three plants.
    ICRISAT Fertilizer Microplacement

  8. Eggplant Fruit Production Response to NPK and Organic Fertilizer Rates

    2020-01-01 This study, conducted at ECHO during the Summer of 2011, was carried out to compare eggplant fruiting response to varying rates of a standard mineral fertilizer versus 6 month old compost with 25% cow manure and 75% plant matter (evenly split between woody and green, leafy material). The high...
    NPK Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Fertilization eggplant

  9. Fertilizers

    "The number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high at about 925 million. Global food security issues exist now, and are especially of concern looking forward as world population is expected to increase by about 35% over the next 40 years. Agricultural output will need to...
    Fertilizer

  10. Food Security and the Role of Fertilizer in Supporting it

    Abstract -Procedia Engineering, 2012 The number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high at about 925 million. Global food security issues exist now, and are especially of concern looking forward as world population is expected to increase by about 35% over the next 40...
    Fertilizer Food Security