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The Use of Manure on Smallholders' Farms in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya
M. E. Probert, J. R. Okalebo, R. K. Jones
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03 October 2008, pp. 371-381
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The manure that is returned to croplands each year is an important resource in the subsistence farming systems of eastern Kenya. Measurements on several farms have shown that the manure being used is of very poor quality. Analyses of soil samples from beneath the bomas (small enclosures) where animals are kept indicate that substantial losses of nutrients occur through leaching; ammonia volatilization and denitrification may also be involved. Current practice is to apply the manure at rates that appear to make poor use of this scarce resource. The findings are discussed in terms of what changes to the system may be feasible to reduce losses of nutrients, and to improve the quality of the manure and the effectiveness of its use.

Revitalizing Agricultural Research in the Sahel: A Proposed Framework for Action. (World Bank Discussion Paper 211). By J. Weihenberg, J. Dioné, M. Fuchs-Carsch, A. Kéré and J. Le Fort. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 89, £7.15, US$7.95. ISBN 0-8213-2598-1.
L. S. Anderson
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03 October 2008, p. 509
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Evaluation of the Dry Bean Model BEANGRO V1.01 for Crop Production Research in a Tropical Environment
J. W. White, G. Hoogenboom, J. W. Jones, K. J. Boote
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03 October 2008, pp. 241-254
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Microcomputer-based simulation models are increasingly being recommended as multipurpose tools for agricultural research. Use of a model should be conditioned by an evaluation of its performance and understanding of its limitations. This paper evaluates the responses of the process-oriented growth model for dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), BEANGRO V1.01, with an emphasis on the factors related to cultivar differences for production in tropical environments. Simulations of seed yield from beans grown under conditions of a known water deficit showed good agreement with observed data. The qualitative response to plant population resembled that of a field trial, and the model showed the expected linear relation between days to maturity and seed yield. Overall, the results suggest that BEANGRO has utility for certain types of agronomic studies, but that improvements are possible, particularly with respect to prediction of phenology.

Exploitation of Microorganisms. Edited by D. Gareth Jones. London: Chapman and Hall (1993), pp. 488, £65.00. ISBN 0-412-45740-7.
R. Davenport
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03 October 2008, p. 109
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Peasant Economics: Farm Households and Agrarian Development (Second Edition). By Frank Ellis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993), pp. 309, £15.95, US$32.95. ISBN 0-521-45711-4.
Andrew Errington
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03 October 2008, p. 383
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Drainage Guidelines.(World Bank Technical Paper Number 195.) By W. J. Ochs and B. G. Bishay. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1992), pp. 186, £10.75, US$11.95. ISBN 0-8213-2312-1.
D. W. Rycroft
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03 October 2008, p. 255
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Bacterial Plant Pathology: Cell and Molecular Aspects. By D. C. Sigee. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993), pp. 325, hardback, £50.00 ISBN 0-521-35064-6.
T. F. Preece
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03 October 2008, p. 109
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Conserving Soil Moisture and Fertility in the Warm Seasonally Dry Tropics. (World Bank Technical Paper 221). By J. P. Srivastava, P. M. Tumboli, J. C. English, R. Lal and B. A. Steward. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 81, £7.15, US$7.95. ISBN 0-8213-2617-1.
L. S. Anderson
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Uganda: Agricullure (A World Bank Counh Study). Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), PP. 207. £12.55, US$13.95. ISBN 0-8213-2461-6.
M. H. Arnold
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03 October 2008, p. 110
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Setting Research Priorities: Towards Effective Farmer-oriented Research. Edited by J. Douwe Meindertsma. Amsterdam: KIT Press (1994), pp. 263, Df148.00. ISBN 90-6832-084-X.
J. D. H. Keatinge
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03 October 2008, p. 510
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Gender and Rurality. Edited by Sarah Whatmore, Terry Marsden and Phillip Lowe. London: David Fulton (1994), pp. 149, £37.50. ISBN 1-85346-252-7.
Lyda Res
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Diversity, Farmer Knowledge and Sustainability. Edited by J. L. Moock and R. E. Rhoades. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press (1992), pp. 278, paperback US$20.95, ISBN 0-8014-9968-2, hardback US$564.95, ISBN 0-8014-2682-0.
W. Reed
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Groundwater Irrigation and the Rural Poor: Options for Development in the Gangetic Basin.(A World Bank Symposium.). Edited by F. Kahnert and G. Levine. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 222, £19.75, US$21.95. ISBN 0-8213-2401-2.
R. F. Stoner
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03 October 2008, p. 256
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The Economics of Rural Organization: Theory, Practice and Policy. Edited by K. Hoff, A. Braverman and J. E. Stiglitz. Oxford: Oxford University Press (for the World Bank†) (1993), pp. 590, £53.95, US$59.95. ISBN 0-19-520888-9.
Alan Harrison
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03 October 2008, pp. 110-111
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Project Design for Agricultural Development. Edited by N. Maddock and F. A. Wilson. Aldershot, Hampshire: Avebury (1994), pp. 224, £32.50. ISBN 1-85628-433-1.
J. D. H. Keatinge
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The Groundnut Crop: A Scientific Basis for Improvement. Edited by J. Smartt. London: Chapman and Hall (1994), pp. xviii + 733, £85.00. ISBN 0-412-40820-1.
A. H. Bunting
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Soil Science and Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics. Edited by J. K. Syers and D. L. Rimmer. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CAB INTERNATIONAL in association with the British Society of Soil Science (1994), pp. 290, £45.00, (US$75.00, Americas only). ISBN 0-85198-874-1.
Peter Gregory
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Improving Water Use in Agriculture: Experiences in the Middle East and North Africa.(World Bank Technical Paper 201.). By W. V. Tuijl. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 55, US$6.95, £6.25. ISBN 0-8213-2407-1.
R. F. Stoner
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Water Deficits: Plant Responses from Cell to Community. Edited by J. A. C. Smith and H. Griffiths. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers (1993), pp. 345, £43.00, US$86.00. ISBN 1-872748-06-5.
R. B. Austin
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Trees, Land and Labour (World Bank Environment Paper No. 4). By P. A. Dewees. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 52, £6.25, US$6.95. ISBN 0-8213-2733-X.
Katherine A. Snyder
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Revitalizing Agricultural Research in the Sahel: A Proposed Framework for Action. (World Bank Discussion Paper 211). By J. Weihenberg, J. Dioné, M. Fuchs-Carsch, A. Kéré and J. Le Fort. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 89, £7.15, US$7.95. ISBN 0-8213-2598-1.

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Evaluation of the Dry Bean Model BEANGRO V1.01 for Crop Production Research in a Tropical Environment

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Exploitation of Microorganisms. Edited by D. Gareth Jones. London: Chapman and Hall (1993), pp. 488, £65.00. ISBN 0-412-45740-7.

Peasant Economics: Farm Households and Agrarian Development (Second Edition). By Frank Ellis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993), pp. 309, £15.95, US$32.95. ISBN 0-521-45711-4.

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Drainage Guidelines.(World Bank Technical Paper Number 195.) By W. J. Ochs and B. G. Bishay. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1992), pp. 186, £10.75, US$11.95. ISBN 0-8213-2312-1.

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Bacterial Plant Pathology: Cell and Molecular Aspects. By D. C. Sigee. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1993), pp. 325, hardback, £50.00 ISBN 0-521-35064-6.

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Conserving Soil Moisture and Fertility in the Warm Seasonally Dry Tropics. (World Bank Technical Paper 221). By J. P. Srivastava, P. M. Tumboli, J. C. English, R. Lal and B. A. Steward. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 81, £7.15, US$7.95. ISBN 0-8213-2617-1.

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Uganda: Agricullure (A World Bank Counh Study). Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), PP. 207. £12.55, US$13.95. ISBN 0-8213-2461-6.

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Setting Research Priorities: Towards Effective Farmer-oriented Research. Edited by J. Douwe Meindertsma. Amsterdam: KIT Press (1994), pp. 263, Df148.00. ISBN 90-6832-084-X.

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Gender and Rurality. Edited by Sarah Whatmore, Terry Marsden and Phillip Lowe. London: David Fulton (1994), pp. 149, £37.50. ISBN 1-85346-252-7.

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Diversity, Farmer Knowledge and Sustainability. Edited by J. L. Moock and R. E. Rhoades. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press (1992), pp. 278, paperback US$20.95, ISBN 0-8014-9968-2, hardback US$564.95, ISBN 0-8014-2682-0.

Groundwater Irrigation and the Rural Poor: Options for Development in the Gangetic Basin.(A World Bank Symposium.). Edited by F. Kahnert and G. Levine. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 222, £19.75, US$21.95. ISBN 0-8213-2401-2.

Book Reviews

The Economics of Rural Organization: Theory, Practice and Policy. Edited by K. Hoff, A. Braverman and J. E. Stiglitz. Oxford: Oxford University Press (for the World Bank†) (1993), pp. 590, £53.95, US$59.95. ISBN 0-19-520888-9.

Project Design for Agricultural Development. Edited by N. Maddock and F. A. Wilson. Aldershot, Hampshire: Avebury (1994), pp. 224, £32.50. ISBN 1-85628-433-1.

Book-Reviews

The Groundnut Crop: A Scientific Basis for Improvement. Edited by J. Smartt. London: Chapman and Hall (1994), pp. xviii + 733, £85.00. ISBN 0-412-40820-1.

Soil Science and Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics. Edited by J. K. Syers and D. L. Rimmer. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CAB INTERNATIONAL in association with the British Society of Soil Science (1994), pp. 290, £45.00, (US$75.00, Americas only). ISBN 0-85198-874-1.

Book Review

Improving Water Use in Agriculture: Experiences in the Middle East and North Africa.(World Bank Technical Paper 201.). By W. V. Tuijl. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 55, US$6.95, £6.25. ISBN 0-8213-2407-1.

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Water Deficits: Plant Responses from Cell to Community. Edited by J. A. C. Smith and H. Griffiths. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers (1993), pp. 345, £43.00, US$86.00. ISBN 1-872748-06-5.

Trees, Land and Labour (World Bank Environment Paper No. 4). By P. A. Dewees. Washington DC: The World Bank† (1993), pp. 52, £6.25, US$6.95. ISBN 0-8213-2733-X.

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