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Improved Fallow Systems

Improved Fallow Systems is an agroforestry practice that integrates selected fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing tree or shrub species into cropland rotations to enhance soil fertility and productivity during temporary fallow periods, distinguishing it from traditional fallowing by its use of improved biological and management inputs to accelerate land recovery.

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4.2K

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286

Authors

127

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2017–2026

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Publications

95

Which agroforestry options give the greatest soil and above ground carbon benefits in different world regions?

Diana Feliciano, Alicia Ledo, Jon Hillier et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 2017 · 290 citations · Full text

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Use of soil enzyme activities to monitor soil quality in natural and improved fallows in semi-arid tropical regions

Ndour Ndèye Yacine Badiane, Jean‐Luc Chotte, Emmanuelle Pate et al. · Applied Soil Ecology · 2001 · 260 citations

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Improved fallows come of age in the tropics

Pedro A. Sánchez · Agroforestry Systems · 1999 · 200 citations

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Sesbania sesban improved fallows in eastern Zambia: Their inception, development and farmer enthusiasm

F. Kwesiga, Steven Franzel, Frank Place et al. · Agroforestry Systems · 1999 · 198 citations

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Socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption potential of improved tree fallows in Africa

Steven Franzel · Agroforestry Systems · 1999 · 194 citations

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Authors

286

  1. PM
    Paramu Mafongoya

    University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    10 publications · 406 citations

    10

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  2. SF
    Steven Franzel

    World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya

    7 publications · 520 citations

    7

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  3. KG
    K.E. Giller

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    5 publications · 254 citations

    5

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  4. GC
    Georg Cadisch

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    5 publications · 349 citations

    5

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  5. EK
    Elias Kuntashula

    University of Zambia, Zambia

    5 publications · 187 citations

    5

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Institutions

127

  1. World Agroforestry Centre

    Nairobi, Kenya

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Kenya Forestry Research Institute

    Nairobi, Kenya

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    571 citations

  3. Wye College

    Wye, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    847 citations

  4. University of Zimbabwe

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    426 citations

  5. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    433 citations

  6. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    330 citations

  7. Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust

    Lusaka, Zambia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    272 citations

  8. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

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Venues

  1. Agroforestry Systems

    20 publications · 784 citations

    17

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  2. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

    8 publications · 527 citations

    8

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  3. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

    4 publications · 149 citations

    4

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  4. Agricultural Systems

    4 publications · 413 citations

    4

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  5. Forest Ecology and Management

    3 publications · 152 citations

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