Improving Soil Fertility Recommendations in Africa using the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT)

1. Building Capacity for Modeling in Africa
Andre Bationo, Ramadjita Tabo, Job Kihara, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Pierre C. S. Traore, Kenneth J. Boote, James W. Jones

2. Experiments and Data for Model Evaluation and Application
Gerrit Hoogenboom, James W. Jones, Pierre C. S. Traore, Kenneth J. Boote

3. Knowing the African Soils to Improve Fertilizer Recommendations
Andre Bationo, Alfred Hartemink, Obed Lungu, Mustapha Naimi, Peter Okoth, Eric Smaling, Lamourdia Thiombiano, Boaz Waswa

4. Uncertainties in Simulating Crop Performance in Degraded Soils and Low Input Production Systems
James W. Jones, J. Naab, Dougbedji Fatondji, K. Dzotsi, S. Adiku, J. He

5. The Response of Maize to N Fertilization in a Sub-humid Region of Ghana: Understanding the Processes Using a Crop Simulation Model
D. S. MacCarthy, P. L. G. Vlek, B. Y. Fosu-Mensah

6. Water Use and Yield of Millet Under the Zai System: Understanding the Processes Using Simulation
Dougbedji Fatondji, Andre Bationo, Ramadjita Tabo, James W. Jones, A. Adamou, O. Hassane

7. Effect of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies on the Performance of Millet in Niger: Understanding the Processes Using Simulation
A. Adamou, Ramadjita Tabo, Dougbedji Fatondji, O. Hassane, Andre Bationo, T. Adam

8. Evaluation of the CSM-CROPGRO-Soybean Model for Dual-Purpose Soyabean in Kenya
A. Nyambane, D. Mugendi, G. Olukoye, V. Wasike, P. Tittonell, B. Vanlauwe

9. Simulation of Potential Yields of New Rice Varieties in the Senegal River Valley
Michiel E. Vries, Abdoulaye Sow, Vincent B. Bado, Nomé Sakane

10. Modeling Maize Response to Mineral Fertilizer on Silty Clay Loam in the Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana Using DSSAT Model
Mathias Fosu, S. S. Buah, R. A. L Kanton, W. A. Agyare

11. Beyond Biophysical Recommendations: Towards a New Paradigm
Andre Bationo, Job Kihara, Akin Adesina

Keywords: Life Sciences, Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Simulation and Modeling