Apr 30, 2019
The Trees for Food Security (T4FS) project aims to enhance food security for resource-poor rural people in Eastern Africa through research that underpins national programmes to scale up the use of trees within farming systems. The long-term trial in Kenya is a collaborative resea... |
Jun 14, 2019
Kiptot, Evelyne; Kinuthia, Ruth; Kelemu, Kaleb; Mebrahtu, Tirhas; Derero, Abayneh; Hadgu, Kiros; Muthuri, Catherine, 2018, "Review of extension systems in Ethiopia- East shewa, West Shewa and East Wollega zones", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/WWDZQH, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V2
As part of the baseline survey for the ACIAR- funded Trees for Food Security Project, a literature review and key informants’ interviews were undertaken in Ethiopia to understand the status of the extension system. The major areas of focus were: Extension technologies disseminate... |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Soil profile pit characterization", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/ZYW99C, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1
Profile pits were dug and soil profiling done to classify the dominant soil types and their properties including pH, soil nutrients and calcuim exchange capacity (CEC) |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Meteorological data for the study site", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/5SLYNZ, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1, UNF:6:0TcgGurYYzOUmG4TVkydxg== [fileUNF]
Meteorological data (rainfall and temperature) useful in relating growth and productivity to influence of weather variability |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Tree height and basal diameter", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/VXOLFJ, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1
Tree height and basal diameter measurements were taken for the period between Dec 2012 and March 2016 to show growth trends |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Maize yield 2015_2016 short rains", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/KLG19F, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1, UNF:6:eHaubchM2/n8y+gJz2sy+Q== [fileUNF]
Maize productivity was measured adjacent and away from tree rows to determine influence of trees on crop productivity |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Maize yield for 2012_2013 and 2013_2014 short rains", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/RSRJG9, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1, UNF:6:h4zHVoBUzNa6XPAtyAX64w== [fileUNF]
Maize productivity before tree influence was recorded to determine other factors contributing to yield variability (rainfall and soil variability) |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Phenology scores", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/FRVHOX, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1
Leafing phenology (leaf flush and fall) scores were recorded for the period between Dec 2012 and March 2016 |
Aug 5, 2019 - Long-Term Agroforestry Trial - Kenya
Njoroge, Julius; Muthuri, Catherine, 2019, "Plot soil nutrient analyzed data", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/F1ZLCU, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1, UNF:6:d3L6exQ6RFgyn6sdOqwDqg== [fileUNF]
Pooled samples from plots used to characterize soil nutrient status before introduction of agroforestry treatments |
Aug 6, 2019
Jalilian, Rostami Ayda, 2014, "Trees for Food Security Project-Local Knowledge-Tree management and impact of management on trees’ phenology in Oromiya region, Ethiopia", https://doi.org/10.34725/DVN/25245, World Agroforestry - Research Data Repository, V1
The research investigated the impact of management on the phenology of Acacia tortilis, Faidherbia albida, Croton macrostachyus, Dichrostachys cinerea and Ziziphus mucronata. The trees were selected, as they were dominant species, in two sites in a parkland system in Oromiya regi... |

