Geoffrey C. Mrema

Planting Pits’ Effects on Soil Nutrients in a Sorghum and Pigeon Pea Rotation in Semi-arid Areas of Eastern Kenya

Rebecca Yegon, Peter W. Mtakwa, Geoffrey C. Mrema & Felix K. Ngetich · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2016

Planting pits are rain water harvesting structures that trap water and nutrients in surface runoff and rain water falling directly into the pits. Planting pits have been promoted for improving crop yields without considering the nutrient dynamics. To contribute to this knowledge,...