August 2024

Assessing rice farmers' production constraints and variety preferences in areas affected by salinity

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a strategic and priority commodity for food security in Tanzania. The objective of this study was to assess farmers' rice production problems and the preferred traits for improvement in areas affected by salinity in the country. The study was conducted in rice-producing areas of Kilosa, Iringa, and Moshi districts. Farmers were interviewed using structured questionnaires and other...

Author(s): Nafeti Titus Mheni, Kefrine Lutambi, Newton Kilasi and Susan Nchimbi Msolla  

August 2024

Short-term effect of the distance between the point of application of phosphate fertilizers (CBKCa and TSP) and the crown of the plant on the evolution of the fractions and the phosphorus balance of a Lixisol

The different fractions of phosphorus available in the short term were studied by the fractionation method. Soil samples (0-20 cm) were taken during 2021 and 2022 campaigns after the harvests in a test set up on the factorial design with four repetitions. The P sources (Calcined Burkina Phosphate enriched with calcium (CBKCa) and Triple Super Phosphate (TSP)) were applied to the main plots, and the subplots had three...

Author(s): Iliassou Nignan, Jean Ouedraogo, Satoshi Nakamura, Kalifa Coulibaly and Idriss Serme