Daniel N. Mugendi

Best Publications

• Reversibility of Soil Productivity Decline with Organic Matter of Differing Quality Along a Degradation Gradient

  Joseph M. Kimetu;Johannes Lehmann;Solomon O. Ngoze;Daniel N. Mugendi

  586
  Citations

• The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa - A typology of smallholder farms

  Pablo A. Tittonell;Pablo A. Tittonell;A. Muriuki;Keith D. Shepherd;D. Mugendi

  536
  Citations

• A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya.

  Monicah Mucheru-Muna;Pieter Pypers;Daniel Mugendi;James Kung’u

  339
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• Nutrient cycling in tropical agroforestry systems: myths and science.

  P. K. R. Nair;R. J. Buresh;D. N. Mugendi;C. R. Latt

  242
  Citations

• Determinants of the decision to adopt integrated soil fertility management practices by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya

  Jayne Mugwe;Daniel N. Mugendi;Monicah Mucheru-Muna;R. Merckx

  226
  Citations

• Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa

  J. R. Okalebo;C. O. Othieno;P. L. Woomer;N. K. Karanja

  200
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• Integrating scientific and farmers' evaluation of soil quality indicators in Central Kenya

  F.S. Mairura;D.N. Mugendi;J.I. Mwanje;J.J. Ramisch

  164
  Citations

• Length of growing season, rainfall temporal distribution, onset and cessation dates in the Kenyan highlands

  K. F Ngetich;M Mucheru-Muna;J. N Mugwe;C. A Shisanya

  160
  Citations

• Enhancing Maize Productivity and Profitability Using Organic Inputs and Mineral Fertilizer in Central Kenya Small-Hold Farms

  Monicah Mucheru-Muna;Daniel Mugendi;Pieter Pypers;Jayne Mugwe

  156
  Citations

• Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer inputs on maize yield and soil chemical properties in a maize cropping system in Meru South District, Kenya

  Monicah Mucheru-Muna;Daniel Mugendi;James Kung’u;Jayne Mugwe

  155
  Citations

• Household's socio-economic factors influencing the level of adaptation to climate variability in the dry zones of Eastern Kenya

  E.W. Mugi-Ngenga;M.W. Mucheru-Muna;J.N. Mugwe;F.K. Ngetich

  135
  Citations

• Combining napier grass with leguminous shrubs in contour hedgerows controls soil erosion without competing with crops

  James K. Mutegi;James K. Mutegi;Daniel N. Mugendi;Louis V. Verchot;James B. Kung’u

  124
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• Organic and Mineral Input Management to Enhance Crop Productivity in Central Kenya

  P.P. Chivenge;Bernard Vanlauwe;R. Gentile;H.K. Wangechi

  123
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• Effect of organic and inorganic nutrient sources on soil mineral nitrogen and maize yields in central highlands of Kenya.

  Chris A. Shisanya;Monica W. Mucheru;Daniel N. Mugendi;James B. Kung’u

  116
  Citations

• Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya

  Oscar M. Kisaka;Monicah Mucheru-Muna;F.K. Ngetich;Jayne Mugwe

  112
  Citations

• Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya: Part 2. Soil-fertility changes and maize yield

  D. N. Mugendi;D. N. Mugendi;P. K. R. Nair;J. N. Mugwe;M. K. O'neill

  107
  Citations

• The African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility: New Challenges and Opportunities

  D.N. Mugendi;A. Bationo;J. Kimetu;S. Ikerra

  105
  Citations

• Effects of selected soil and water conservation techniques on runoff, sediment yield and maize productivity under sub-humid and semi-arid conditions in Kenya

  K. F Ngetich;Jan Diels;C. A Shisanya;J. N Mugwe

  103
  Citations

• Soil fertility inputs and tillage influence on maize crop performance and soil water content in the Central Highlands of Kenya.

  M. N. Kiboi;K. F. Ngetich;A. Fliessbach;A. Muriuki

  94
  Citations

• Nitrogen fertilizer equivalencies of organics of differing quality and optimum combination with inorganic nitrogen source in Central Kenya.

  J.M. Kimetu;D.N. Mugendi;C.A. Palm;P.K. Mutuo

  89
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• Soil fertility management in Africa : A regional perspective

  MP Gichuru;B. André Bationo;Mateete A. Bekunda;HC Goma

  72
  Citations