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Land resources inventory and suitability assessment for the major land use types in Morogoro urban district, Tanzania

Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Kileo, E. P.; Kimbi, G. G.; Mbogoni, Joseph J. D. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2001)

Land resources inventory and suitability assessment of Morogoro Urban District was carried out to asses the potentials and constraints of the various land units for the production of smallholder low input rainfed maize, ...
Landform and surface attributes for prediction of rodent burrows in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Meliyo, Joel, L.; Massawe, Boniface H. J.; Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N.; Hieronimo, Proches; Mulungu, Loth S.; Kihupi, N. I.; Deckers, Jozef, A.; Gulinck, Hubert; Leirs, Herwig (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2014-07)

Previous studies suggest that rodent burrows, a proxy for rodent population are important for predicting plague risk areas. However, studies that link landform, surface attributes and rodent burrows in the Western Usambara ...
Livestock resources inventory and mapping in agro-pastoral area of Senani, Maswa District, Shinyanga, Tanzania

Boniface, H.; Massawe, J.; Meliyo, J. L.; Mwilawa, A.; Mashalla, B. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2011)

The agro-pastoralist economy is based on livestock and crop production. The societies practicing agro-pastoralism are equally highly dependent on livestock for their basic food, income and social needs as it is for crop ...
Morphology, genesis, physico-chemical properties, classification and potential of soils derived from volcanic parent materials in selected districts of Mbeya region, Tanzania

Msanya, B. M.; Munishi, Juvenal, A.; Amuri, N.; Semu, E.; Mhoro, Lydia; Malley, Zacharia (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2016-03-30)

This study clarifies the morphology, genesis, physico-chemical properties and classification of soils developed from volcanic parent materials of Mbeya Region, Tanzania. Six typical pedons (MWK 01, IFIG 02, MKY 03, MWZ ...
Pedological characteristics, general fertility and classification of some benchmark soils of Morogoro district, Tanzania

Msanya, B. M.; Kaaya, K. A.; Araki, Shigeru; Otsuka, Hiroo; Nyadzi, Gerson, I (African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions, 2003-12)

A detailed characterization of soils earmarked as “Benchmark Soils of Morogoro District”, Tanzania, was carried out to provide data required for planning and execution of soil fertility studies and transfer of agro-technology ...
Pedological characterization of some typical soils of Busia county, Western Kenya: soil morphology, physico-chemical properties, classification and fertility trends

Kebeney, S. J.; Msanya, B. M.; Ng’etich, W. K.; Semoka, J. M. R.; Serrem, C. K. (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2014-09-06)

Standard soil survey was carried out in Western Kenya to establish representative research sites on the basis of landforms and other physiographic attributes. Soil profiles were characterized at Emalomba (Nambale District) ...
Predicting small mammal and flea abundance using landform and soil properties in a plague endemic area in Lushoto District, Tanzania

Meliyo, Joel, L.; Kimaro, D. N.; Msanya, B. M.; Mulungu, L. S.; Hieronimo, Proches; Kihupi, N. I.; Gulinck, Hubert; Deckers, Jozef, A. (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2014-07)

Small mammals particularly rodents, are considered the primary natural hosts of plague. Literature suggests that plague persistence in natural foci has a root cause in soils. The objective of this study was to investigate ...
Predictor variables for soil organic carbon contents in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem of Kitonga Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Shelukindo, Hassan Bashiru; Semu, Ernest; Msanya, B. M.; Singh, Bal Ram; Munishi, Pantaleo K.T (International Scholars Journals, 2014-05-20)

Few studies have established the variables which adequately predict SOC storage in the Miombo woodlands. Multiple regression analysis was used to establish the variables which could predict SOC contents in dominant soils ...
Principles of soil classification

Msanya, B. M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2003)
Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved maize production in Kiteto and Kongwa Districts in Tanzania

Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

As the pillar of both the domestic and the export economy, the agricultural sector in Tanzania engages about 80 percent of the labor force. The Tanzania’s agriculture economy is dominated by food production which accounts ...
Report on agronomic practices and soil fertility analysis for improved rice production in the Kilombero and Wami Valley Area in Tanzania

Massawe, B. H. J. (USAID & Feed the Future, 2012-11-13)

Tanzanian economy is dominated by smallholder agriculture accounting for more than 90% of rural employment with food crop production dominating the agriculture economy. Rice is the second most important cereal crop in ...
Report on the feasibility of producing macadamia nuts in Mr. Hussein M. Hussein’s farm, Kibaha district, Tanzania

Msanya, B. M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007-10)
Report on the potential of the soils of Kalaita company’s farm, Mvomero district, Morogoro, Tanzania, for various agricultural land uses – a rapid assessment

Msanya, B. M. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010)
Root properties of plants used for soil erosion control in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Kimaro, D. N.; Deckers, Jozef; Poesen, Jean; Massawe, V.; Bethuel, I. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-08-25)

Plant roots may have a strong erosion-reducing effect. However, little is known about root characteristics of tropical plants used for erosion control. A study was thus conducted in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania ...
Site evaluation for factory construction in Kingolwira area, Morogoro, Tanzania

Msanya, B. M.; Kimaro, D. N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2001)

UNNAT is a Company based in Mwanza (P.O. Box 2964). Recently the Company has acquired a piece of land of an area of about 58 acres (23.2 ha) in Morogoro at Kingolwira area where they are intending to construct a ...
Socioeconomic factors and soil fertility management practices affecting sorghum production in Western Kenya: a case study of Busia county

Kebeney, S. J.; Msanya, B. M.; Semoka, J. M. R.; Ng’etich, W. K.; Kipkoech, A. K. (American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 2014-09-06)

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), though ranked as the third most important staple food crop in Kenya, farmers still experience periodic crop failure and this is a threat to food and income security. This paper attempts ...
Soil fertility and crop yield variability under major soil and water conservation technologies in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Deckers, J.; Poesen, J.; Meliyo, J. L.; Dondeyne, S. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-12-15)

Indigenous soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies such as miraba (rectangular grass strip bounds that do not necessarily follow contours) and micro ridges have been used widely in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. ...
Soil fertility evaluation for coffee (Coffea arabica) in Hai and Lushoto districts, Northern Tanzania

Maro, Godsteven, P; Msanya, B. M.; Mrema, J. P. (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2014-05-14)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the soil fertility status of selected coffee growing districts of Northern Tanzania and recommend immediate and long term soil management intervention strategies. The study was ...
Soil loss due to crop harvesting in Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: the case of carrot, onion and potato

Mwango, Sibaway Bakari; Msanya, B. M.; Mtakwa, Peter W.; Kimaro, D. N.; Deckers, J.; Poesen, J.; Lilanga, S.; Sanga, R. (SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-09-06)

Among the various soil erosion processes threatening sustainable agriculture, soil losses due to root, tuber and bulb harvesting are poorly documented, particularly in tropical environments. A study was thus conducted ...
Soil organic carbon stocks in the dominant soils of the Miombo woodland ecosystem of Kitonga Forest Reserve, Iringa, Tanzania

Shelukindo, Hassan Bashiru; Semu, Ernest; Msanya, B. M.; Singh, Bal Ram; Munishi, Pantaleo K.T (International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research, 2014-03-06)

Few studies have determined the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem in Tanzania. Standard field and laboratory procedures were used to evaluate SOC storage in the Miombo woodlands ecosystem ...

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