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2009

Høgh-Jensen, H, Kamalongo D, Myaka, F.A, Adu-Gyamfi, J.J 2009 Multiple nutrient balances in ear leaves of on-farm unfertilized maize in eastern and southern Africa. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 4:107-112.
Cayci, G., Heng, L.K., Öztüurk, H.S., Sürek, D., Kütük, C, Sa?lam, M. (2009). Crop yield and water use efficiency in semi-arid region of Turkey. Soil & Tillage Research 103, 65-72.
Cobo, J.G., Dercon, G., Monje, C., Mahembe, P., Gotosa, T., Nyamangara, J., Delve, R., Cadisch, G. (2009). Cropping strategies, soil fertility investments and land management practices by smallholder farmers in communal and resettlement areas in Zimbabwe. Land degradation and Development (In Press). DOI: 10.1002/ldr.927.
Heng, L.K., Hsiao, T., Evett, S., Howell, T., Steduto, P. (2009). Validating the FAO AquaCrop model for irrigated and water deficient field maize. Agron J 101,488-498.
Hsiao, T.C., Heng, L., Steduto, P., Rojas-Lara, B., Raes, D., Fereres, E. (2009). AquaCrop-The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: III. Parameterization and Testing for Maize. Agron J 101,448-459.
Mabit, L., Klik, A., Benmansour, M., Toloza, A., Geisler A., Gerstmann, U.C. (2009). Assessment of erosion and deposition rates within an Austrian agricultural watershed by combining ¹³⁷Cs, ²¹⁰Pbex and conventional measurements. Geoderma (In press).
Shakhashiro, A., Mabit, L. (2009). Results of an IAEA inter-comparison exercise to assess ¹³⁷Cs and total ²¹⁰Pb analytical performance in soil. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67(1), 139-146.

2008

Bayala, J., Heng, L.K., van Noordwijk, M., Ouedraogo, S.J. 2008. Hydraulic redistribution study in two native tree species of agroforestry parklands of West African dry savanna. Acta Oecologica 34: 370 - 378.
Chaudhary M. I., Adu-Gyamfi J. J., Saneoka H., Nguyen T. N., Suwa R., Kanai S., El-Shemy, Lightfoot D. A. , Fujita K. (2008). The effect of phosphorus deficiency on nutrient uptake, biological nitrogen fixation and photosynthetic rate among mashbean, mungbean and soybean. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 30 (4):537-544.
Dercon, G., Poesen, J., Deckers, J., Govers, G., Tacuri, E., Villavicencio, A., Iglesias, C., Loaiza, G., 2008. Non-linear behaviour of soil translocation in response to slope gradient by mechanised tillage in steepland agriculture: The role of tillage speed and field surface form. Catena (In Press).
Grünberger O., Macaigne P., Michelot J.L., Hartmann C. et Sukchan S. (2008). Evaporation in a saline soil determined by chloride and deuterium profiles. Journal of Hydrology 348, 110-123.
Kanai S., Adu-Gyamfi J. J., Lei K., Ito J., Ohkura K., Moghaieb R. E. A., El-Shemy, H., Mohapatra R., Mohapatra P. K, Saneoka H, Fujita K. (2008). N-deficiency damps out circadian rhythmic changes of stem diameter dynamics in tomato plant. Plant Science 174, 183-191.
Kouakou J.K., Bekro Y.A., Sika A.E., Baize D., Dogbo D.O., Bounakhla M., Zahry F. et Macaigne P., 2008. Diagnostic d'une contamination par les éléments traces métalliques de l'épinard (Spinacia Oleracea) cultivé sur des sols maraîchers de la ville d'Abidjan (Côte D'ivoire) amendés avec de la fiente de volaille. European Journal of Scientific Research 21, 471-487.
Mabit, L., Benmansour, M., Walling D.E. (2008). Comparative advantages and limitations of Fallout radionuclides (137Cs, 210Pb and 7Be) to assess soil erosion and sedimentation. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 99(12), 1799-1807.
Mabit, L., Bernard, C., Makhlouf, M., Laverdière M.R. (2008). Spatial variability of erosion and soil organic matter content estimated from 137Cs measurements and geostatistics. Geoderma, 145(3-4), 245-251.
Macaigne P., Parent L.E. et Anctil F. (2008). Single-hole soil sampling for nitrogen in the potato hill. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 39, 1486-1492.
Pansak, W, Hilger, T., Dercon, G., Kongkaew, T., Cadisch, G, (2008). Changes in the relationship between soil erosion and N loss pathways after establishing soil conservation systems in uplands of Northeast Thailand. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 128, 167-176.
Zaman, M., Nguyen, M.L., Gold, A.J., Groffman, P.M,, Kellogg, D.Q. and Wilcock, R.J. (2008). Nitrous oxide generation, denitrification, and nitrate removal in a seepage wetland intercepting surface and subsurface flows from a grazed dairy catchment. Australian Journal of Soil Research 46, 565-577.
Zaman, M., Nguyen, M.L., and Saggar, S. (2008). N2O and N2 emissions from pasture and wetland soils with and without amendments of nitrate, lime and zeolite under laboratory condition. Australian Journal of Soil Research 46, 526-534.
Zaman M, Nguyen ML, Blennerhassett JD and Quin BF. (2008). Reducing NH3, N2O and NO3--N losses from a pasture soil with urease or nitrification inhibitors and elemental S-amended nitrogenous fertilizers. Biol. Fertil. Soils. 44 (5) 693-705.

2007

Adu-Gyamfi, J.J., Myaka, F.A., Sakala W.D., Odgaard, R., Vesterager J.M., Jensen H.H., 2007. Biological nitrogen fixation and nitrogen and phosphorus budgets in farmer-managed intercrops of maize-pigeonpea in the semi-arid Southern and Eastern Africa. Plant and Soil 295:127-136.
Davidson, D.A., Dercon, G., Simpson, I.A., Dalsgaard, K., Spek, T., Plant, D.A., 2007. The identification and significance of inputs to Anthrosols in North-West Europe. Atti Soc. Tosc. Scie. Nat., Mem., Serie A, 112, 79-83.
Dercon, G., Govers, G., Poesen, J., Rombaut, K., Vandenbroeck, E., Sánchez, H., Loaiza, G., Deckers, J., 2007. Animal-powered tillage erosion assessment in the Southern Andes region of Ecuador. Geomorphology 87: 4-15.
Heng, L.K., Asseng, S., Mejahed, K., Rusan, M., 2007. Optimizing wheat productivity in two rain-fed environments of the West Asia - North Africa region using a simulation model. European J. Agronomy 26: 121-129.
Hogh-Jensen H., Myaka F.A., Sakala W.D., Kamalongo D., Ngwira, A., Odgaard, R., Nielsen N.E., Adu-Gyamfi, J.J., 2007. Yields and qualities of pigeonpea varieties grown under smallholder farmers' conditions in Eastern and Southern Africa. African J Agric. Res Vol 2 (6) 269-278.
Kanai, S., Ohkura, K., Adu-Gyamfi, J.J., Mohapatra, P.K., Nguyen, N.T., Saneoka, H., Fujita, K., 2007. Depression of sink activity precedes the inhibition of biomass production in tomato plants subjected to potassium deficiency. J Experimental Botany 58: 2917-2928.
Mabit, L., Bernard, C., 2007. Assessment of spatial distribution of Fallout RadioNuclides through geostatistics concept. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 97(2-3), 206-219.
Mabit, L., Bernard, C., Laverdière, M.R., 2007. Assessment of erosion in the Boyer River watershed (Canada) using a GIS oriented sampling strategy and ¹³⁷Cs measurements. Catena, 71(2), 242-249.
Mabit, L., Bernard, C., Laverdière, M.R., 2007. Étude de la dégradation des sols par l'érosion hydrique à l'échelle des bassins versants en utilisant la méthode du Cs¹³⁷. Agrosolution, 18 (1), 12-16.
Pansak, W., Dercon, G., Hilger, T. H., Kongkaew T., Cadisch, G., 2007. ¹³C isotopic discrimination: A starting point for new insights in competition for nitrogen and water under contour hedgerow systems in tropical mountainous regions. Plant and Soil. 298, 175-189.
Zaman, M., Nguyen, M.L., Matheson, F., Blennerhassett, J.D., Quin, B.F., 2007. Can soil amendments (zeolite or lime) shift the balance between nitrous oxide and dinitrogen emissions from pasture and wetland soils receiving urine or urea-N. Australian Journal of Soil Research 45: 543-553.

2006

Aye, T.M., Nguyen, M.L, Bolan, N.S, Hedley, M. J., 2006. Phosphorus in soils of riparian and non-riparian wetland and buffer strips in the Waikato area, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 29 (3): 349-358.
Bayala, J., Balesdent, J., Marol, C., Zapata, F., Teklehaimanot, Z., Ouedraogo, S. J., 2006. Relative contribution of trees and crops to soil carbon content in a parkland system in Burkina Faso using variations in natural 13C abundance, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 76:193-201.
Dang, T. H., Cai, G. X., Guo, S. L., Hao, M. D., Heng, L. K. (2006). Effect of nitrogen management on yield and water use efficiency of rainfed wheat and maize in Northwest China. Pedosphere, 16: 495-504.
Misra, S.C., Randive, R., Rao, V.S., Sheshshayee, M.S., Serraj, R., Monneveux, P., 2006. Relationship between carbon isotope discrimination, ash content and grain yield in wheat in the peninsular zone of India. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 192: 352-362.
Myaka, F.A, Sakala W.D, Adu-Gyamfi, J.J, Kamalongo D, Ngwira A, Odgaard, R, Nielsen N.E., Jensen H.H., 2006. Yields and accumulations of N and P in farmer-managed intercrops of maize-pigeonpea in semi-arid Africa. Plant and Soil, 285: 207-220.

2005

Akhter J., Mahmood K., Tasneem M.A., Malik K.A., Naqvi M.H., Hussain F., Serraj R., 2005. Water-use efficiency and carbon isotope discrimination of Acacia ampliceps and Eucalyptus camaldulensis at different soil moisture regimes under semi-arid conditions. Biologia Plantarum 49: 269-272.
Quilbé, R., Serreau, C., Wicherek, S., Bernard, C., Thomas, Y., Oudinet, J.P., 2005. Nutrient transfer by runoff from sewage sludge amended soil under simulated rainfall. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 100: 177-190.
Tanner, C.C., Nguyen, M.L., Sukias, J.P.S., 2005. Nutrient removal by a constructed wetland treating subsurface drainage from grazed dairy pasture. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 105: 145-162.

2004

Kütük, C., Çayci, G., Heng, L.K., 2004. Effects of increasing salinity and ¹⁵N-labelled urea levels on growth, N uptake, and water use efficiency of young tomato plants. Australian J. Soil Research 42: 345-351.
Mabit, L., Laverdière, M.R., Duchemin, M., Bernard, C., 2004. Quantification de l'érosion hydrique et étude de l'origine des sédiments colmatant la frayère de la rivière Boyer Québec). Vecteur Environnement 37(2): 80-89.
Monneveux P., Reynolds M.P. , Gonzalez-Santoyo H. , Pena R.J. , Mayr L. , Zapata F., 2004. Relationships between Grain Yield, Flag Leaf Morphology, Carbon Isotope Discrimination and Ash Content in Irrigated Wheat. J. Agron. & Crop Sci. 190: 389-394.
Monneveux, P., Reynolds, M.P. , Trethowan, R., Pena, R.J. , Zapata, F., 2004. Carbon Isotope Discrimination, Leaf Ash Content and Grain Yield in Bread and Durum Wheat Grown under Full-Irrigated Conditions. J. Agron. & Crop Sci. 190: 395-401.

2003

Hardarson, G., Atkins, C., 2003. Optimising biological N2 fixation by legumes in farming systems. Plant and Soil 252: 41 - 54.
Hardarson, G., Broughton, W. J. (Eds), 2003. Maximising the Use of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture. Special Issue, Plant and Soil, Vol. 252, No 1, 186 pp.
Hood, R. C., Khan, M., Haque, A., Khadir M., Bonetto, J. P., Mayr, L., Heiling, M., 2003. Development of preparation methods for C-13/12 analysis of soil and plant samples using optical breath test analysers. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 34: 2219 - 2227.
Kamilov, B., Ibragimov, N., Esanbekov, Y., Evett, S. and Heng, L. 2003. Drip irrigated cotton: Irrigation scheduling study by use of soil moisture neutron probe. International Water & Irrigation. 23: 38 - 41.
Nario, A., Pino, I., Zapata, F., Paz Albornoz, M., Baherle, P., 2003. Nitrogen (15-N) fertiliser use efficiency in peach (Prunus persica) cv. Goldencrest trees in Chile. Sci. Hort. 97: 27 - 287.
Zapata, F. (Ed.), 2003. Field Application of the Cs-137 Technique in Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Studies. (Special Issue, Soil & Tillage Research, Vol.69, Nos. 1 - 2, 188 p.
Zapata, F., 2003. Introduction to the Special Issue. Soil & Tillage Research 69: 1 - 2.
Zapata, F., 2003. The use of environmental radionuclides as tracers in soil erosion and sedimentation investigations: recent advances and future developments. Soil & Tillage Research 69: 3 - 13.

2002

Aigner, M., Fardeau, J-C., Zapata, F., 2002. Does the Pi strip method allow assessment of the available soil P?: Comparison against the reference isotope method. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 36: 49-58.
Chalk, P.M., Ladha, J.K., Padre, A., 2002. Efficacy of three N-15 labelling techniques for estimating below-ground N in Sesbania rostrata. Biology and Fertility of Soils 35: 387-389.
Fardeau, J-C., Zapata, F., 2002. Phosphorus fertility recapitalization of nutrient-depleted tropical acid soils with reactive phosphate rock: An assessment using the isotopic exchange technique. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 36: 69-79.
Mabit, L., Bernard, C., Laverdière M.R., 2002. Quantification of soil redistribution and sediment budget in a Canadian watershed from fallout caesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) data. Can. J. Soil Sci. 82: 423-431.
Mabit, L., Laverdière, M.R., Bernard, C., 2002. L'érosion hydrique: Méthodes et études de cas dans le Nord de la France. Cahiers Agriculture 11(3): 195-206.
Mabit, L., Laverdière, M.R., Duchemin, M., Bernard, C., 2002. Étude de la sélectivité des processus érosifs par l'utilisation conjointe de simulation de pluie et de radio-traceur anthropique. Bulletin de l'Association Québécoise de Spécialistes en Sciences du Sol. Vol XII, 1, 23-24.
Montenegro, A., Zapata, F., 2002. Rape genotypic differences in P uptake and utilization from phosphate rock in an Andisol of Chile. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 36: 27-33.
Muraoka, T., Ambrosano, E.J., Zapata, F., Bortoletto, N., Martins, A.L.M., Trivelin, P.C.O., Boaretto, A.E., Scivittaro, W.B., 2002. Efficiency of green manure (crotalaria and mucuna) and urea as nitrogen source for rice crop. Terra 20 (1): 17-23.
Owusu-Bennoah, E., Zapata, F., Fardeau, J.C., 2002. Comparison of greenhouse and 32P isotopic laboratory methods for evaluating the agronomic effectiveness of natural and modified rock phosphates in some acid soils of Ghana. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 36: 1-12.
Ximena Videla, Hood, R., 2002. The effect of polyphenols on gross mineralisation and nitrification. Suelo y Nutricion Vegetal 1 - 6.
Zapata, F., 2002. Contribution of nuclear techniques to the development of integrated soil, water and nutrient management practices for increasing agricultural production. Terra 20 (1): 1-6.
Zapata, F., Zaharah, A.R., 2002. Phosphorus availability from phosphate rock and sewage sludge as influenced by the addition of water soluble phosphate fertilizer. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 36: 43-48.

2001

Hood, R., 2001. The effect of temperature and moisture on organic matter decomposition and plant growth. Stable Isotopes in Health and Environmental Studies, 37, 25-41.
Hood, R.C., 2001. Field estimation of crop N uptake from organic residues using a new approach to the ¹⁵N isotope dilution technique, Biology and Fertility of Soils 34:156-161.
Wicherek, S., Laverdière, M.R., Angéliaume, A., Boissier, M.O., Bernard, C., Coté, D., 2001. Valorisation des résidus en terres agricoles au Québec et en France. Cahiers Agricultures 10(5): 327-333.

2000

Bernard, C., Laverdière, M.R. 2000. Evaluation des risques agroenvironnementaux à l'échelle du bassin versant: exemple de la rivière Boyer (Québec). In: L'eau, de la cellule au paysage. S. Wicherek (éd.) Elsevier. pp. 21-30.
Bernard, C., Laverdière, M.R., 2000. Using ¹³⁷Cs as a tool for the assessment and the management of erosion/sedimentation risks in view of the restoration of the Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) fish population in the Boyer River basin (Québec, Canada). Acta Geologica Hispanica 35 (3-4): 321-327.
Chalk, P.M., 2000. Integrated effects of mineral nutrition on legume performance. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32, 577-579.
Grageda-Cabrera, O., Esparza-García, F., Zapata, F., Peña-Cabriales, J.J., 2000. Influence of sorghum crop residue management on the recovery of ¹⁵N-labelled fertiliser by wheat in Mexico. J. Sustainable Agriculture 16 (3): 75-91.
Hood, R., Merckx, R., Jensen, E. S., Powlson, D., Matijevic, M., Hardarson, G., 2000. Estimating crop N uptake from organic residues using a new approach to the 15N isotope dilution technique. Plant and Soil 223, 33-44.
Queralt, I., Zapata, F., Garcia Agudo, E., 2000. Assessment of soil erosion and sedimentation through the use of the ¹³⁷Cs and related techniques. Acta Geologica Hispanica 35 (3-4), 195-367.
Snoeck, D., Zapata, F., Domenach, A.M., 2000. Isotopic evidence of the transfer of nitrogen fixed by legumes to coffee trees. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 4 (2): 95-100.
Zapata, F., Garcia Agudo, E., 2000. Future prospects for the ¹³⁷Cs technique for estimating soil erosion and sedimentation rates. Acta Geologica Hispanica 35, 197-205.