ZEF Publications

Tesfahunegn, G.B.. 2010. Tied ridging as insitu rainwater harvesting method for improving sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L., yield at Abergelle area, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. LAP LAMBERT Academic publishing, Monograph. Saarbrücken, Germany. Further Information

Tsegay, D., S.R. Moe, P.O. Vedeld, E. Aynekulu. 2010. Land-use/cover dynamics in arid and semi-arid rangelands of northern Afar, Ethiopia. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, 139 : 174-180 . Download [PDF]
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Tsegaye D., R.M. Stein, P. Vedeld, E. Aynekulu. 2010. Land-use/cover dynamics in Northern Afar rangelands. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 139 : 174-180 .

Van der Giesen, N., J. Liebe and G. Jung. 2010. Adapting to climate change in the Volta Basin, West Africa. Current Science, 98 (8) : 1033-1037 . Further Information

Vlek, L.G., Le, Q.B., Tamene, L. 2010. Assessment of land degradation, its possible causes and threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Lal, R. and Stewart, B.A. (eds.): Soil Quality and Food Security. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. 57-86.

Adwubi, A., B.K. Amegashie, W.A. Agyare, L. Tamene, S. Nii Odai, C. Quansah and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Assessing sediment inputs to small reservoirs in Upper East Region, Ghana. Lakes & Reservoirs, 14 : 279-287 .

Bhaduri A., U.A. Amarasinghe and T. Shah. 2009. Groundwater Expansion in Indian Agriculture:Past Trends and Future Opportunities. Amarasinghe, U. A.; Shah, T.; Malik, R. P. S. (Eds.) India’s water future: Scenarios and issues.. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute.. Download [PDF]
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Conrad, C., G. Rücker, J.-P. Mund, M. Schmidt, H. Mehl. 2009. Beiträge der Satellitenfernerkundung für ein nachhaltiges und grenzüberschreitendes Wassermanagement in Zentralasien. In: Kramer M. (eds.): Integratives und nachhaltigkeitsorientiertes Wassermanagement. Kooperationspotenziale zwischen Deutschland und Zentralasien. Gabler/GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden.

Denich, M. 2009. Umweltprobleme in Entwicklungsländern. In: Meyns, P (eds.): Handbuch Eine Welt – Entwicklung im globalen Wandel. Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal. 202-210.

Djumaeva, D., N. Djanibekov, P.L.G. Vlek, C. Martius and J.P.A. Lamers. 2009. Options for optimizing dairy feed rations with foliage of trees grown in the irrigated drylands of Central Asia. Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5(5) : 698-708 .

Djumaeva, D., N. Djanibekov, P.L.G. Vlek, C. Martius, C., J.P.A. Lamers. 2009. Options for optimizing dairy feed rations with foliage of trees grown in the irrigated drylands of Central Asia. Research Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Research Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5 (5) : 698-708 .

Fatondji, D. C. Martius, C.L. Bielders, S. Koala, P.L.G. Vlek, R. Zougmore. 2009. Decomposition of organic amendment and nutrient release under the zai technique in the Sahel. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 85 (3) : 225-239 .

Fatondji, D., C. Martius, C.L. Bielders, S. Koala, P.L.G. Vlek and R. Zougmore. 2009. Decomposition of organic amendment and nutrient release under the zai technique in the Sahel. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 85(3) : 225-239 .

Forkutsa, I., R. Sommer, Y.I. Shirokova, J.P.A. Lamers, K. Kienzler, B. Tischbein, C. Martius and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Modeling irrigated cotton with shallow groundwater in the Aral Sea Basin of Uzbekistan. II. Soil salinity dynamics Irrig Sci, 27 (4) : 319-330 .

Forkutsa, I., R. Sommer, Y.I. Shirokova, J.P.A. Lamers, K. Kienzler, B. Tischbein, C. Martius and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Modeling irrigated cotton with shallow groundwater in the Aral Sea Basin of Uzbekistan: I. Water dynamics. Water dynamics Irrig Sci, 27 (4) : 331-346 .

German, L., Villamor, G., Twine, E., Velarde, S., and B. Kidane. 2009. Environmental service and the precautionary principle: using scenarios to reconcile conservation and livelihood objectives in upper catchments. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 28(3) : 369-394 . Further Information

Herbst S., S. Benedikter, U. Koester, N. Phan, C. Berger, A. Rechenburg and T. Kistemann. 2009. Perceptions of water, sanitation and health: a case study from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Water Science & Technology, 60 (3) : 699-707 .

Kaplan, M., F.G. Renaud and G. Lüchters. 2009. Vulnerability assessment and protective effects of coastal vegetation during the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9 : 1479-1494 . Further Information

Kasei, R., Diekkrüger, B. and Leemhuis, C.,. 2009. Drought Frequency in the Volta Basin of West Africa.. Jour. Sustainability Science, 5:89–97 . Further Information

Kasina M., J. Mburu, M. Kraemer and K. Holm-Müller. 2009. Economic benefit of crop pollination by bees: A case of Kakamega small-holder farming in western Kenya. Journal of Economic Entomology, : 102 (2): 467-473 .

Kasina M., M. Kraemer, C. Martius and D. Wittmann. 2009. Farmers’ Knowledge of Bees and their Natural History in Kakamega district, Kenya. Journal of Apicultural Research, 48 (2) : 126-133 .

Kasina M., M. Kraemer, C. Martius and D. Wittmann. 2009. Diversity and Activity Density of Bees Visiting Crop Flowers in Kakamega, Western Kenya. Journal of Apicultural Research, 48 (2) : 134-139 .

Khamzina A., J.P.A. Lamers and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Nitrogen fixation by Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in the reclamation of degraded croplands of Central Asia. Tree Physiol., 29(6) : 799-808 .

Khamzina, A., R. Sommer, J.P.A. Lamers and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Transpiration and early growth of tree plantations established on degraded cropland over shallow saline groundwater table in northwest Uzbekistan. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 11 : 1865-1874 .

Laux, P., S. Wagner, A. Wagner, J. Jacobeit, A. Bárdossy, and H. Kunstmann. 2009. Modelling daily precipitation features in the Volta Basin of West Africa. International Journal of Climatology, 29 (7) : 937-954 .

Mac Carthy, D.S., Sommer R. and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Modeling the impacts of contrasting nutrient and residue management practices on grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolour (L.) Moench) in a semi-arid region of Ghana using APSIM. Field Crops Research, 113 : 105-115 .

Macusi, ES., and Rosario TL.. 2009. Morphological Characterization and Determination of the Total Alkaloid and Saponin Content of the 15 Accessions of Bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.). The Philippine Journal of Crop Science, Vol. 34 No. 3 : 21-32 .

Matthews J.H., Wickel, A.J. 2009. Embracing uncertainty in freshwater climate change adaptation: a natural history approach. Climate and Development , 1 (3) : 269-279 . (Open Access) Further Information

Matthews, J.H., Aldous, A. and Wickel, A.J. 2009. Managing Water in a Shifting Climate. Journal of the American Water Works Association, 101 (8) : 28-29+99 . Further Information

Mc Carthy, D.S., R. Sommer and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Modeling the impacts of contrasting nutrient and residue management practices on grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in a semi-arid region of Ghana using APSIM. Field Crops Res., 113 (2) : 105-115 .

Mdemu, M.V., C. Rodgers, P.L.G. Vlek and J.J. Bogardi. 2009. Water productivity (WP) in reservoir irrigated schemes in the upper east region (UER) of Ghana. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 34 (4-5) : 324-328 . Further Information

Mesfin, T., G. B. Tesfahunegn, C.S. Wortmann, Olani Nikus and M. Mamo. 2009. Tie-ridging and Fertilizer Use for Sorghum Production in Semi-arid Ethiopia. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst. 85 : 87-94 .

Nderitu J., M. Kasina, G. Nyamasyo and M. Sila. 2009. Insect species associated with sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas L.) in Eastern Kenya. International Journal of Sustainable Crop Production, 4 (1) : 14-18 .

Odeny, D.A, B. Jayashree, C. Gebhardt and J. Crouch. 2009. New microsatellite markers for pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.). BMC Research Notes, 2: 35 . Further Information

Odeny, D.A. and C. Gebhardt. 2009. Towards molecular breeding of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.): A case for increased production in Africa. Acta Horticulturae 806 , 1 : 151-154 .

Odeny, D.A., S M. Githiri and P.M. Kimani. 2009. Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium wilt in pigeonpea {Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.}. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences , 2 : 89-95 .

Rudenko, I., Lamers, J.P.A., Grote, U.. 2009. Can Uzbek farmers get more for their cotton?. European Journal of Development Research, 21 (2) : 283-296 . Further Information

Saxena, S. 2009. Organic Vegetables: Domestic and Regional Marketing Constraints and Opportunities for Small-Scale Farmers in East Africa.. In: Bala Krishna A V (eds.): Agricultural Marketing. The ICFAI University Press. pp. 158-168.

Scheer, C., Wassmann, R., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Lamers, J.P.A., Martius, C.. 2009. The Relationship between N2O, NO, and N2 fluxes from fertilized and irrigated dryland soils of the Aral Sea Basin, Uzbekistan. Plant and Soil , 314 : 273-283 . Further Information

Schmitt CB, Denich M & Boehmer HJ. 2009. Plant diversity and conservation of Afromontane rainforest with Coffea arabica in the Bonga region (SW Ethiopia). In: van der Burgt, X., van der Maesen, J. & Onanan, J.-M. (eds.): Systematics and Conservation of African Plants. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 679-690.

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