Welcome to the module

This module will focus on the following component:

Component 1: sources and processes of environmental contamination

Component 2: pollution monitoring and alleviation

Component 3: environmental impact assessment and management

Brief description of aims and content

The aim is to provide students with practical understanding, guidance and a vision of the key issues involved in development and execution of scientific research, especially in the field of agroforestry, soil management and sustainable rural development studies. This will enhance quality research based on systematic and organised knowledge of the environment, society, economy and political realities and problems.

 Learning Outcomes

            Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Understand the principles of developing and executing scientific research
• Know several research methods and methodologies and relevance of techniques in different situations

      Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

• Can apply different research methods on problems in the field of agroforestry and soil management
• Are able to choose between conventional or alternative research methods, as well as between quantitative or qualitative research

     Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

• Use basic statistic calculations and statistical packages (further elaboration in other course)
• Use interview techniques and proper design of questionnaires.
• Project planning and evaluation
• Presentation of results, with help of ICT

            General transferable   skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

• Are able to design research methods appropriate for different situations

• Can assess the relevance, feasibility, coverage, accuracy,      objectives and ethics of research

Indicative Content

Lectures

• Introduction
       Introduction to issues in agroforestry and soil management; definitions;      purpose of research; requirements of research; type of research; study      designs; and general methods of data collection.

• Why research?
       Rationale for conducting research; nature of research problems; the      research process; and evidence for decision-making matter
• Strategies for Research
       Surveys, Case Studies Experiments and categorizing      study designs according to research perspective.
• Qualitative      Research Process
       Understanding Qualitative      Research; analysing Qualitative Data; bridging Methodologies; and      participatory approaches.
• Quantitative Research Process
       Understanding quantitative research; examine      assumptions underlying data collection techniques; collecting      quantitative data: The sampling process - the Sample, sampling plans /      strategies, and non-response. Collecting quantitative data: Experiments;      analysing quantitative data; and special issues of using the regression      model.
• Designing Questionnaires
       Types of questionnaires; use; kinds of data to be collected; planning;      design; routine essentials; the      length; the visual appearance; constructing questions; types of      questions; evaluating questionnaires;      advantages and disadvantages of questionnaires.
• On-Farm and Station Research
       Visit to farm setting and a research station to: Review selection of the      site; examine the design; assess on-going research process; and simulate      alternative scenarios to on-going study designs.
• Policy      Research (Reading Assignment with an overview)
       Nature; preparation: Information inquiry; conceptualization; technical      analysis; and analysis of study recommendations.
• Project Planning and Evaluation
       Project Planning: Survey extent; resources management; logistics;      equipment and supplies; managing the process; managing project databases;      and managing data analysis. Evaluation research: Purpose; project types;      why an evaluation; types of evaluation measurements; measuring evaluation      variables; and evaluation techniques.
• Presentation of Research Results
       Introduction; tables; maps:      Cartographic and GIS; and graphical presentation. Application of      Statistical packages (e.g. SPSS, STATA, SAS, S-PLUS, etc, and the role      of ICTs in research).
• Ethical Issues in Research (All      lecturers)
       Definition of ethics; researcher responsibilities towards; questionable      practices; ethical research principles; legal Issues, and plagiarism.

Practical (structured) Exercises:

• Outline the phase of the evolution of agroforestry sciences and indicate methodological challenges
• To what extent is a groforestry and soil management theories necessary to bringing about sustainable change in a given geographic landscape?
• Agroforestestry and rural development researchers often talk of the need for theoretical framework. To what extent does such a framework contribute to knowledge development?
• Discuss the major agroforestry and rural development issues in your country. To what extent do the raised issues have an impact on the nature of research activities undertaken at leading institutions?
• Evaluate the major debates on the efficacy of qualitative and quantitative research, taking into consideration your justification for your choice of study.

Individual Home work/Assignment:

Either (i)          Write brief notes on the logistic approach in solving

a problem.

            Or (ii)               Examine the influence of feminist theory on the

development and use or adoption of agroforestry

technologies.

Group Work:  

• Design a suitable research strategy for the study of a selected problem or phenomenon of interest to you, taking into consideration economy of time and budget.

Dear Students,

The module leader takes this opportunity to welcome you to this module.  The team is here to support you in every step of your study during the course period.

On behalf of the team, I would like to introduce you to the module of Extension and Socio-economic impact assessment. The module has two Learning Units and taught by two qualified lecturers.

LECTURERS' NAME AND CONTACTS

1. Prof. Bizoza Alfred: 0788415218

2. Dr.  Ir. Habimana Sylvestre: 0788486031

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Hoping that you will enjoy this important module with us.

Thanking you.

Dr. Ir. Habimana Sylvestre

Lecturer in the Department of Crop Sciences

This module has 3 components:

Integrated watershed management 

Stakeholders in watershed management

Management option and decision making

 This course deals with three aspects of watershed management; first the introduction on watershed inventory and hydrology, secondly the use of these data in watershed hydrology modelling and thirdly the socio-economic aspects and stakeholder participation in watershed management.

This course gives a detailed insight in erosion: global and local context, processes, important factors, models, measurements, control and land management to tackle erosion.
Furthermore methods for assessment and spatial analysis of erosion, soil and climate data using geographic information systems will be taught and the relation to design of agroforestry systems

This module aims at equipping students with skills and knowledge related to forestry and agroforestry inventory principles. Students will learn or rehearse how to handle various equipment used in forest mensuration. At the end of the module, students will be able to measure the different single tree and stand parameters such as height, diameter, bark thickness, form factor, the volume of logs and standing trees, biomass, etc. Students will further be able to estimate the volume and growth of single trees and forest stands at any given time to further estimate the tree and forest yield. Students will also learn to plan, conduct, and report a forest or agroforestry inventory using different forest sampling techniques and reporting schemes.

Module Code: ASM6122

1.     Module Title: Integrated Soil fertility management_

2.     Year: 1     Semester:      1                          Credits:__10__     

3.     First year of presentation:    2013               Administering School:  SAFS  

4.     Pre-requisite or co-requisite modules: All modules taught in BSc programs related to soil and agroforestry sciences

5.      Module coordinator: Prof Francois-xavier Naramabuye

6.      Allocation of study and teaching hours See Notes of Guidance                                                              

6.1          Brief description of aims and content (not more than five lines)

This module provides to the student, knowledge and skills related to linking the soil needs in terms of nutrients and environmental conditions conducive toward a sustainable soil fertility management. This module provides to the student the ability to understand the factors controlling availability of crop nutrients under various soil conditions.

6.2       Learning Outcomes

            Knowledge and Understanding

            Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1.     Understand the components of the entire integrated soil fertility management including: economical and socio-political issues.

2.     Fertilizer manufacturing and environmental issues associated with fertilizer use

3.     Analyze weather data in different agro-ecological zones and understand its relation with agroforestry systems

Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

      Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

4. Draw a clear and accurate linkage between the soil fertility status and environmental related factors.
5. Develop environmental friendly soil fertility management taking into account: the nature of the soil and the suitable crops, economically profitable crops

Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

      Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

6. Develop and compute fertilizers recommendations for different soil problems and different crops.
7. Running a field trial to confirm the theoretical fertilizers recommendations
8. Writing a scientific report on integrated soil fertility management issues.

General transferable skills

     Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

9. Autonomously planning and studying of assignments and research questions
10. Development of research projects in connection to soil fertility management.
11. Understanding of weather data collection and analysis
12. Innovation of trials to solve specific soil fertility problems.
13. Integrate soil science knowledge with simple field observations and records.

7.     Indicative Content

Climate and soil Component:  Introduction to integrated soil fertility management (ISFM);, definition and principles; Climate analysis; Soil inventory and classification; Soil and climate interactions.

Emerging challenges Component:  Fertilizer manufacture and environmental issues; Soil fertility evaluation, recommendations and nutrient use efficiency; Impact of soil management and fertilizer use to environment; Critical review and case study on ISFM in different countries.

Ecological soil fertility management Component: Organic amendments; Crop rotations, Cover cropping; Green manuring; Animal manures; Composting and integrated use of organic wastes; Role of soil micro and macro organisms in soil fertility management; oil Health  and soil Quality for crop growth.

Assignments and practicals

1. Field work: Visiting and studying selected sites on the basis of particular soil fertility problems and environmental problems.
2. Green house work:

o   Compare different integrated soil fertilization packages in terms of soil nutrients availability, crop growth and impact on environmental related soil chemistry

o   Comparing the effect of various organic amendments on soil fertility parameters. Soil analysis before and after incubation will include

3. Laboratory work: Carry out soil chemical parameters measurement, soil physical parameters measurement as well as soil microbial parameters measurement.
4. Data analysis, soil and other results interpretation and fertilizer recommendation
5. Report write-up

Two writing assignments

• Assignment 1 (students to work in groups of two)
  Write a review paper on the challenges faced by the integrated soil fertility management in the world, Africa, Eastern Africa and Rwanda.
• Assignment 2 (individual)
  Write a review paper on successful cases of integrated soil fertility management

9     Learning and Teaching Strategy

Lectures, Practicals and Field studies      

10            Assessment Strategy

The module will be assessed on the basis of a three-hour written examination (40% of the final mark) and the continuous assessment and assignments (60% of the final mark). Students are required to achieve a pass mark (of 60%) on both the final written examination and the continuous assessment and assignments.

10 Assessment Pattern

11        Strategy for feedback and student support during module 

Individual feedback on laboratory analysis and field work, group and individual feedback on writing assignments. On the individual essay students receive feedback on scientific level, quality of writing and presentation (content, structure, use of pictures and graphs)

12        Indicative Resources

Core Text (include number in library or URL) (incl. ISBN)

Daniel Hiller, 1998. Environmental Soil Physics.Academic Press.

Bationo A. 2004. Managing nutrient cycles to sustain soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Academy Science Publishers (ASP), TSBF.

Gichuru et al. 2003. Soil fertility management in Africa: A regional Perspective. Academy Science Publishers (ASP), TSBF.

Okalebo et al. 2002 Laboratory methods of soil and plant analysis: a working manual. TSBF

Ahrens, C.D. 1994. Meteorology today. An introduction to weather, climate and the environment, 5^th ed., West Publishing, St. Paul, MN

Brady, N.C. and Weil, R.R., 2002. The nature and properties of soils, thirteenth edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ. pages 75-120,. pages 720-724, pages 840-870

Handouts

1.       Donald L. Sparks.1993. Advances in Agronomy, Volume 49.American Society of Agronomy Monographs Committee. Academic Press, INC. Harcourt Brace & Company.

2.        Bationo, A. 1996. Long-term fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. . International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya

3.              Byrnes BH. 1996. Soil testing and plant analysis. International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya

4.     Byrnes B.H. 1996. Environmental issues of fertilizer use. International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya

5.     Bationo A. Management of phosphorus fertilizers.

6.     Naramabuye F-X. 2004. Use of organic amendments as ameliorants for soil acidity in laboratory and field experiments.University of Kwa-Zulu natal.

Background Texts (include number in library or URL) (inc ISBN)

1.     Brady N.C. and Weil R.R. 2002. The nature and properties of soils. 13^th ed. Prentice Hall, NJ Havlin et al. 1998. Soil fertility and fertilizers: an introduction to nutrient management. 6^th ed. Prentice Hall.

2.     UNIDO/IFDC 1998. Fertilizer manual. Kluwer Publishers

3.     Woomer PL and Swift MJ. 1994. The Biological Management of Tropical Soil    Fertility. Wiley and Sons: New York

4.     Hartemink, A.E., 2003. Soil fertility decline in the tropics - with case studies on plantations. ISRIC-CABI Publishing, Wallingford. Pages 80-86, 92-96 and 103-107.

5.     van Wambeke, A., 1988. Site selection and soil variability, First training workshop on site selection and characterization. IBSRAM Technical Notes no. 1. IBSRAM, Bangkok. Pages. 43-51.

Journals

A. Ndoli, F. Naramabuye, R. V. Cao Diogo, A. Buerkert and R. Nieder4. 2013. Greenhouse experiments on soybean (Glycine max) growth on Technosol substrates from tantalum mining in Rwanda. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research Vol. 2(5), pp. 144-152, May 2013 Available online at http://academeresearchjournals.org/journal/ijasr ISSN 2327-3321 ©2013 Academe Research Journals

Nilani L. De Silva, Naramabuye Francois.X. and Nicolas A. Jackson. 2013. People & Profit Striking a Balance. Published by Nordic ePublisher, Kammakargatan 44, 111 60 Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 978-91-978436-3-8

Paulmann, I., Weber, T.K.D., Naramabuye, F., Ndoli, A., Gakwerere, F., Nieder, R. (2011): Spurenelementbelastung von Böden im Bergbaugebiet Gatumba, Ruanda. In: Böden verstehen, Böden nutzen, Böden fit machen, Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft Berlin, 03-09/09/2011. http://eprints.dbges.de/630/

Ndoli, A., Naramabuye, F., Mochoge, B., & Nieder, R.2012. Growing Tithonia diversifoliafor fertility restitution of technosols from coltan mined soils of Gatumba, Rwanda. Third RUFORUM Biennial Meeting 24 - 28 September 2012, Entebbe, Uganda.

Salstein, D.A. 1995. Mean properties of the atmosphere. In Composition, chemistry and climate of the atmosphere. Singh, H.B. (ed.), Van Norstand Reinhold, NY, pp 19-49.

Sanchez, P.A., Palm, C.A. and Buol, S.W., 2003. Fertility capability soil classification: a tool to help assess soil quality in the tropics. Geoderma, 114(3-4): 157-185

Barrera-Bassols, N. and Zinck, J.A., 2003. Ethnopedology: a worldwide view on the soil knowledge of local people. Geoderma, 111(3-4): 171-195.

Naramabuye, FX; Haynes, RJ; Modi, AT, 2008. Cattle manure and grass residues as liming materials in a semi-subsistence farming system Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment vol. 124, no. 1-2, pp. 136-141

Naramabuye, FX.and Haynes, RJ. 2007. The liming effect of five organic manures when incubated with an acid soil. Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde, vol. 170, no. 5, pp. 615-622

Naramabuye F.X and Haynes Richard J.2006. Effect of organic amendments on soil pH and Al solubility and use of laboratory indices to predict their liming effect (Soil Science, An interdisciplinary Approach to Soil Research. Vol 171(10) page:754-763

F.X. Naramabuye and R.J. Haynes. 2005. Short term effects of three animal manures on soil pH and Al solubility Australian Journal of Soil research,Vol 44,no 5

Naramabuye F.X, Mutesi J.P. 2007. Agroforestry for Oxisols fertility amelioration, a case study on the effects of Ficus benghalensis trees on soil pH, Organic C and P of an Oxisol of Rwanda (Southern Province, Huye, Tumba), ISAR Rwanda Institute for Agricultural Research 

Key websites and on-line resources

            Teaching/Technical Assistance

• Laboratory assistance
• Driver for field visits

            Laboratory space and equipment

• Soil laboratory facilities: School  of SARDAE
• Equipment for soil and climate field analysis

Computer requirements

• Computers for group assignments and reports;         Others

13: Please add anything else you think is important      

14:  Teaching Team

Prof. Francois Naramabuye (Module leader); Dr. Hamudu Rukangantambara

Introduction

This module outlines scientific bases for soil properties, soil fertility problems and indicators and soil fertility management. It enters in details of each nutrient and show how it can be available to crop nutrition. It describes the various factors and conditions allowing soil elements to change chemically. It allows a good understanding of how organic materials get decomposed and mineralized to provide nutrients in soil. The understanding of this module allows the understanding of other related modules including: Integrated Soil Fertility Management.

MODULES DESCRIPTION

1.   Module Code: _ ASM6121

2.   Module Title:  Applied Soil Science _

3.   Year:  1      Semester:      1                          Credits: 10__     

4.   First year of presentation:    2006               Administering School: SAFS   

5: Pre-requisite or co-requisite modules, excluded combinations: A BSc degree in subjects outlined in academic enrolment requirement section

6    Module coordinator: Professor Naramabuye Francois-Xavier

7. Allocation of study and teaching hours See Notes of Guidance                                                              

8. Brief description of aims and content (not more than five lines)

This Module gives an overview of soil chemical, physical, and biological properties on nutrient balances, dynamics and cycling in agro-ecosystems as well as the relation between all soil properties and climatic conditions. This Module provides students with knowledge and skills needed for the module of ‘Integrated soil fertility management’ (ISFM) with focus on nutrient use efficiency and crop residue management.9. Learning Outcomes.

9.1       Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1.     tropical soil chemical, physical, and biological properties on nutrient balances in agro-ecoystems

2.     nutrient dynamics and cycling in agro-ecosystems

3.     Micro and macronutrients dynamics for use efficiency, crop residue management, interactions between water and nutrients, and socio-economic issues.

4.     Fertilizer manufacturing and connected environmental issues associated with fertilizer

5.     Analyze weather data in different agro-ecological zones and understand its relation with agroforestry systems

6.     Describe soils in the field and understand the relationship between soils, climate, landscape and agroforestry systems

9.2 Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

            Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

7. Design and implement soil fertility assessment and management for a given project, through soil sampling, soil analysis, interpretation and fertilizer recommendation.
8. Apply theoretical knowledge on nutrient dynamics in a field survey

9.3.   Communication/ICT/Numeracy/Analytic Techniques/Practical Skills

            Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

9.     Plan and execute soil laboratory analysis

10.  Write a professional scientific report in the area of soil science

11.  Prepare and execute a scientific presentation using appropriate ICT tools

9.4. General transferable skills

            Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

12.  Independently develop research and study questions for a given research projected connected to soil science. 

13.  Understanding of soil data collection and analysis

14.  Critically reflect on different possibilities and solutions on soil fertility problems

15.  Combine scientific knowledge with own field observations

10. Indicative Content

Advances in Soil Science Component: Soil fertility and biology: Introduction, definitions, factors affecting plant growth; Basic soil-plant relationships; Soils in Africa: General overview of soil fertility in Africa; Nutrient dynamics and cycling in agro ecosystems: Nitrogen dynamics, cycling and management; Phosphorus and Potassium dynamics, cycling and management; Sulfur dynamics, cycling and management; Na, Ca, Mg dynamics, cycling and management.

Nutrient dynamics and cycling in agro ecosystems Component: Micronutrients; Nature of soil acidity, soil acidity assessment, soil acidity correction; Case studies of soil fertility management in Rwanda.

11.  Learning and Teaching Strategy

Lectures, Practicals and Field studies                              

12. Assessment Strategy

The course will be assessed on the basis of a three-hour written examination (60% of the final mark) and the continuous assessment assignments (40% of the final mark). Students are required to achieve a pass mark ( 60%) on both the written examination and the practical assignments.

13. Assessment Pattern

11        Strategy for feedback and student support during module 

 Individual feedback on laboratory analysis and field work, group and individual feedback on writing assignments. On the individual essay students receive feedback on scientific level, quality of writing and presentation (content, structure, use of pictures and graphs)

12        Indicative Resources

Core Text (include number in library or URL) (inc ISBN)

1. Bationo A. 2004. Managing nutrient cycles to sustain soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Academy Science Publishers (ASP), TSBF.
2. Gichuru et al. 2003. Soil fertility management in Africa: A regional Perspective. Academy Science Publishers (ASP), TSBF.
3. Okalebo et al. 2002 Laboratory methods of soil and plant analysis: a working manual. TSBF
4. Ahrens, C.D. 1994. Meteorology today. An introduction to weather, climate and the environment, 5^th ed., West Publishing, St. Paul, MN
5. Brady, N.C. and Weil, R.R., 2002. The nature and properties of soils, thirteenth edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ. pages 75-120, pages 720-724, pages 840-870

Handouts

1. Bationo, A. 1996. Long-term fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. . International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya
2. Byrnes BH. 1996. Soil testing and plant analysis. International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya
3. Byrnes B.H. 1996. Environmental issues of fertilizer use. International training program on plant nutrient management for sustainable agriculture, October 14-19, 1996; organized by IFDC in Co-sponsorship with Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Government of Kenya
4. Hellumus DT. 2003. Balanced nutrition. Blending orientation program for CHC commodities staff, Zambia, December 11-18, 2003, organized by IFDC.
5. Bationo A. Management of phosphorus fertilizers.

Background Texts (include number in library or URL) (inc ISBN)

1. Brady N.C. and Weil R.R. 2002. The nature and properties of soils. 13^th ed. Prentice Hall, NJ Havlin et al. 1998. Soil fertility and fertilizers: an introduction to nutrient management. 6^th ed. Prentice Hall.
2. UNIDO/IFDC 1998. Fertilizer manual. Kluwer Publishers
3. Woomer PL and Swift MJ. 1994. The Biological Management of Tropical Soil Fertility. Wiley and Sons: New York
4. Hartemink, A.E., 2003. Soil fertility decline in the tropics - with case studies on plantations. ISRIC-CABI Publishing, Wallingford. Pages 80-86, 92-96 and 103-107.
5. van Wambeke, A., 1988. Site selection and soil variability, First training workshop on site selection and characterization. IBSRAM Technical Notes no. 1. IBSRAM, Bangkok. Pages. 43-51.

Journals

1. Hartemink, A.E., 2006. Assessing soil fertility decline in the tropics using soil chemical data. Advances in Agronomy, 89: 179-225. (Only pages 193-197)
2. Salstein, D.A. 1995. Mean properties of the atmosphere. In Composition, chemistry and climate of the atmosphere. Singh, H.B. (ed.), Van Norstand Reinhold, NY, pp 19-49.

3.     Sanchez, P.A., Palm, C.A. and Buol, S.W., 2003. Fertility capability soil classification: a tool to help assess soil quality in the tropics. Geoderma, 114(3-4): 157-185

4.     Barrera-Bassols, N. and Zinck, J.A., 2003. Ethnopedology: a worldwide view on the soil knowledge of local people. Geoderma, 111(3-4): 171-195. 1. Knoblauch, Christoph and Naramabuye, Francois and Ndoli, Alain and Nieder, Rolf (2013) Das Verhalten von Phosphor in ausgewählten Böden eines Bergbaugebiets in Rwanda. In: Jahrestagung DBG , 7-12. September 2013, Universität Rostock.

5.     A. Ndoli, F. Naramabuye, R. V. Cao Diogo, A. Buerkert and R. Nieder4. 2013. Greenhouse experiments on soybean (Glycine max) growth on Technosol substrates from tantalum mining in Rwanda. International Journal of Agricultural Science Research Vol. 2(5), pp. 144-152, May 2013 Available online at http://academeresearchjournals.org/journal/ijasr ISSN 2327-3321 ©2013 Academe Research Journals

6. Naramabuye, FX; Haynes, RJ; Modi, AT, 2008. Cattle manure and grass residues as liming materials in a semi-subsistence farming system Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment vol. 124, no. 1-2, pp. 136-141

7.     Naramabuye, FX.and Haynes, RJ. 2007. The liming effect of five organic manures when incubated with an acid soil. Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde, vol. 170, no. 5, pp. 615-622

8. Naramabuye F.X and Haynes Richard J.2006. Effect of organic amendments on soil pH and Al solubility and use of laboratory indices to predict their liming effect (Soil Science, An interdisciplinary Approach to Soil Research. Vol 171(10) page:754-763
9. F.X. Naramabuye and R.J. Haynes. 2005. Short term effects of three animal manures on soil pH and Al solubility Australian Journal of Soil research,Vol 44,no 5
10. Naramabuye F.X, Mutesi J.P. 2007. Agroforestry for Oxisols fertility amelioration, a case study on the effects of Ficus benghalensis trees on soil pH, Organic C and P of an Oxisol of Rwanda (Southern Province, Huye, Tumba), ISAR Rwanda Institute for Agricultural Research 

Key websites and on-line resources

Teaching/Technical Assistance

• Laboratory assistance
• Driver for field visits

            Laboratory space and equipment

• Soil laboratory facilities Faculty of Agriculture        
• Equipment for soil and climate field analysis

            Computer requirements

• Computers for group assignments and reports

            Others

13: Please add anything else you think is important      

14:  Teaching Team

Prof Francois-Xavier Naramabuye