Gudeta W. Sileshi

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

  Seline S. Meijer;Delia Catacutan;Oluyede C. Ajayi;Gudeta W. Sileshi

  933
  Citations

• A critical review of forest biomass estimation models, common mistakes and corrective measures

  Gudeta W. Sileshi

  472
  Citations

• Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate

  David I. Forrester;David I. Forrester;I. H. H. Tachauer;Peter Annighoefer;Ignacio Barbeito

  360
  Citations

• TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIOMBO FRUIT TREES AS COMMERCIAL TREE CROPS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

  F. K. Akinnifesi;F. Kwesiga;J. Mhango;T. Chilanga

  284
  Citations

• Meta-analysis of maize yield response to woody and herbaceous legumes in sub-Saharan Africa

  Gudeta Sileshi;Festus K. Akinnifesi;Oluyede C. Ajayi;Frank Place

  274
  Citations

• Agroforestry boosts soil health in the humid and sub-humid tropics: A meta-analysis

  Mary N. Muchane;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Sofia Gripenberg;Mattias Jonsson

  260
  Citations

• Fertiliser trees for sustainable food security in the maize-based production systems of East and Southern Africa. A review

  Festus K. Akinnifesi;O.C. Ajayi;G. Sileshi;Paxie W. Chirwa

  259
  Citations

• Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: A meta-analysis

  Lorena Pumariño;Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi;Sofia Gripenberg;Riikka Kaartinen

  248
  Citations

• Agroforestry delivers a win-win solution for ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa. A meta-analysis

  Shem Kuyah;Shem Kuyah;Shem Kuyah;Cory W. Whitney;Mattias Jonsson;Gudeta W. Sileshi

  231
  Citations

• Termite-induced heterogeneity in African savanna vegetation: mechanisms and patterns

  Gudeta W. Sileshi;M. A. Arshad;Souleymane Konaté;Philip O.Y. Nkunika

  229
  Citations

• Adoption of renewable soil fertility replenishment technologies in the southern African region: Lessons learnt and the way forward

  Oluyede Clifford Ajayi;Festus K. Akinnifesi;Gudeta Sileshi;Sebastian Chakeredza

  222
  Citations

• Cereal yield response to conservation agriculture practices in drylands of West Africa: A quantitative synthesis

  J. Bayala;G.W. Sileshi;R. Coe;A. Kalinganire

  219
  Citations

• Tree planting by smallholder farmers in Malawi: Using the theory of planned behaviour to examine the relationship between attitudes and behaviour

  Seline S. Meijer;Seline S. Meijer;Delia Catacutan;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Maarten Nieuwenhuis

  216
  Citations

• Impact of Gliricidia sepium intercropping on soil organic matter fractions in a maize-based cropping system

  T.L. Beedy;S.S. Snapp;F.K. Akinnifesi;G.W. Sileshi

  212
  Citations

• Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry in Africa

  Eike Luedeling;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Tracy Beedy;Johannes Dietz

  194
  Citations

• Contributions of agroforestry to ecosystem services in the miombo eco-region of eastern and southern Africa

  Gudeta Sileshi;Festus K. Akinnifesi;Oluyede C. Ajayi;Sebastian Chakeredza

  182
  Citations

• Integrating Ethno-Ecological and Scientific Knowledge of Termites for Sustainable Termite Management and Human Welfare in Africa

  Gudeta W. Sileshi;Philip Nyeko;Phillip O. Y. Nkunika;Benjamin M. Sekematte

  180
  Citations

• The miombo woodlands at the cross roads: Potential threats, sustainable livelihoods, policy gaps and challenges

  Stephen Syampungani;Paxie W. Chirwa;Festus K. Akinnifesi;Gudeta Sileshi

  169
  Citations

• Synergistic effect of inorganic N and P fertilizers and organic inputs from Gliricidia sepium on productivity of intercropped maize in Southern Malawi

  Festus Kehinde Akinnifesi;Wilkson Makumba;Gudeta Sileshi;Oluyede C. Ajayi

  162
  Citations

• Agroforestry and soil health: linking trees, soil biota and ecosystem services

  E. Barrios;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Keith D. Shepherd;Fergus L. Sinclair

  160
  Citations

• Farmers' insect pest management practices and pesticidal plant use in the protection of stored maize and beans in Southern Africa

  John Kamanula;Gudeta W. Sileshi;Steven R. Belmain;Phosiso Sola

  147
  Citations

• Variation in maize yield gaps with plant nutrient inputs, soil type and climate across sub-Saharan Africa

  Gudeta Sileshi;Festus K. Akinnifesi;Legesse K. Debusho;Tracy Beedy

  144
  Citations

• Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : domestication, utilization and commercialization

  F. K. Akinnifesi;R. R. B. Leakey;O. C. Ajaui;G. Sileshi

  127
  Citations