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Soil acidity is a common constraint to crop production in Zambia. Agricultural lime is applied in dry powder form to acid soils to neutralize acidity. New liming materials in aqueous suspension form have recently been introduced on the Zambian market and their effectiveness in neutralizing...

Maize is Zambia’s staple food crop, grown by farmers across the country. It is a high nutrient demanding crop that requires adequate amounts of N, P K and other nutrients to obtain economic yields. The recommended basal dressing fertilizer for small scale farmers in Zambia is Compound D, (10: 20:...

Soil Organic carbon (SOC) because of its influence on all aspects of soil fertility, is a useful indicator of soil health and the performance of mixed farms, and increasing SOC can improve productivity, stability and resilience of the soil. Thus the overall objective of the study was to...