Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3691-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3691-2024
Research article
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22 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2024

Modeling integrated soil fertility management for maize production in Kenya using a Bayesian calibration of the DayCent model

Moritz Laub, Magdalena Necpalova, Marijn Van de Broek, Marc Corbeels, Samuel Mathu Ndungu, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Daniel Mugendi, Rebecca Yegon, Wycliffe Waswa, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Johan Six

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We used the DayCent model to assess the potential impact of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) on maize production, soil fertility, and greenhouse gas emission in Kenya. After adjustments, DayCent represented measured mean yields and soil carbon stock changes well and N2O emissions acceptably. Our results showed that soil fertility losses could be reduced but not completely eliminated with ISFM and that, while N2O emissions increased with ISFM, emissions per kilogram yield decreased.
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