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Blessing Mhlanga

Complementary practices supporting conservation agriculture in southern Africa. A review
2018 · Christian Thierfelder, Frédéric Baudron, et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · 172
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Weed management in maize using crop competition: A review
2016 · Blessing Mhlanga, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, et al. · Crop Protection · 131
Productivity or stability? Exploring maize-legume intercropping strategies for smallholder Conservation Agriculture farmers in Zimbabwe
2020 · Connie Madembo, Blessing Mhlanga, et al. · Agricultural Systems · 103
Conservation agriculture practices drive maize yield by regulating soil nutrient availability, arbuscular mycorrhizas, and plant nutrient uptake
2021 · Blessing Mhlanga, Elisa Pellegrino, et al. · Field Crops Research · 55
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Weed community responses to rotations with cover crops in maize-based conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe
2014 · Blessing Mhlanga, Stephanie Cheesman, et al. · Crop Protection · 54
The crucial role of mulch to enhance the stability and resilience of cropping systems in southern Africa
2021 · Blessing Mhlanga, Laura Ercoli, et al. · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · 52
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Short-term yield gains or long-term sustainability? – a synthesis of Conservation Agriculture long-term experiments in Southern Africa
2021 · Christian Thierfelder, Blessing Mhlanga · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 51
Two crops are better than one for nutritional and economic outcomes of Zambian smallholder farms, but require more labour
2023 · Christian Thierfelder, Blessing Mhlanga, et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 40
A review of organic inputs to inform soil health advice for African smallholder farmers: localization matters
2025 · Gudeta W. Sileshi, Zachary P. Stewart, et al. · npj Sustainable Agriculture · 31
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Contribution of Cover Crops to the Productivity of Maize‐Based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Zimbabwe
2015 · Blessing Mhlanga, Stephanie Cheesman, et al. · Crop Science · 31
Intensifying cropping systems through doubled-up legumes in Eastern Zambia
2021 · Mulundu Mwila, Blessing Mhlanga, et al. · Scientific Reports · 30
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Effects of maize residue and mineral nitrogen applications on maize yield in conservation-agriculture-based cropping systems of Southern Africa
2019 · W. Mupangwa, C. Thierfelder, et al. · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems · 26
Weed emergence as affected by maize ( Zea mays L.)-cover crop rotations in contrasting arable soils of Zimbabwe under conservation agriculture
2015 · Blessing Mhlanga, Stephanie Cheesman, et al. · Crop Protection · 26
Long-term conservation agriculture improves water properties and crop productivity in a Lixisol
2021 · Blessing Mhlanga, Christian Thierfelder · Geoderma · 23
Conservation agriculture practices lead to diverse weed communities and higher maize grain yield in Southern Africa
2022 · Blessing Mhlanga, Laura Ercoli, et al. · Field Crops Research · 21
Improved nutrition and resilience will make conservation agriculture more attractive for Zambian smallholder farmers
2021 · Blessing Mhlanga, Mulundu Mwila, et al. · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems · 19
Friends or foes? Population dynamics of beneficial and detrimental aerial arthropods under Conservation Agriculture
2020 · Blessing Mhlanga, Tarirai Muoni, et al. · Biological Control · 19
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Tillage and crop rotations enhance populations of earthworms, termites, dung beetles and centipedes: evidence from a long-term trial in Zambia
2019 · T. Muoni, B. Mhlanga, et al. · The Journal of Agricultural Science · 18
Occurrence and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising off-season and in-season weeds and their relationship with maize yield under conservation agriculture
2022 · Blessing Mhlanga, Laura Ercoli, et al. · Biology and Fertility of Soils · 17
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Effects of relay cover crop planting date on their biomass and maize productivity in a sub-humid region of Zimbabwe under conservation agriculture
2016 · Blessing Mhlanga, Stephanie Cheesman, et al. · NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences · 16
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Relay intercropping and mineral fertilizer effects on biomass production, maize productivity and weed dynamics in contrasting soils under conservation agriculture
2016 · B. MHLANGA, S. CHEESMAN, et al. · The Journal of Agricultural Science · 15
Unanswered questions and unquestioned answers: the challenges of crop residue retention and weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems of southern Africa
2024 · Christian Thierfelder, Blessing Mhlanga, et al. · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems · 13
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Exploiting crop genotype-specific root-soil interactions to enhance agronomic efficiency
2023 · Elizabeth M. Baggs, Jill E. Cairns, et al. · Frontiers in Soil Science · 12
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Weed Management in Zimbabwean Smallholder Conservation Agriculture Farming Sector
2014 · Muoni, Tarirai, Mhlanga, Blessing, et al. · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 12
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Maize responses to reduced tillage, different plant residue mulch and nitrogen fertiliser on granitic sandy soils of Zimbabwe
2018 · Walter Mupangwa, Isaiah Nyagumbo, et al. · South African Journal of Plant and Soil · 11
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Works count: 73
Citation count: 1,056
H-index: 18
I10-index: 25
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