Selected Publications
1. Gotosa, J., Kodzwa, J., Gwenzi, W., and Nyamangara, J. (2023). Carbon stock, aggregate stability and hydraulic properties of soils under tillage, crop rotation and mineral fertiliser application in sub-humid Zimbabwe. Heliyon, 9(5).DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15846
2. Tumbure, A., Dera, J., Kunjeku, T.C. and Nyamangara, J. (2022). Contextualizing smallholder organic agriculture in Zimbabwe and other African countries: a review of challenges and opportunities. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil and Plant Science DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2022.2142657.
3.Chirinda, N., Chrispen Murungweni, C., Addmore Waniwa, A., Nyamangara, J., Aziza Tangi, A., Peters, M., Notenbaert, A. and Burkart, S. (2021). Perspectives on reducing the national milk deficit and accelerating the transition to a sustainable dairy value chain in Zimbabwe. Sustainable Food Systems, section Climate-Smart Food Systems DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.726482.
4.Mashavakure, N., Chomufana, N.M., Musiyiwa, K. and Nyamangara, J.2021). Organic soil fertility amendments enhance surface dwelling beetle diversity in a sub-hu).mid tropical environment under conservation agriculture. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B – Plant Soil Science, 71(6) 519-529 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2021.192874.
5.Govere, S., Nyamangara, J. and Nyakatawa, E.Z. (2020). Climate change signals in historical wheat yields, water use and water footprint in Zimbabwe. Science of the Total Environment. (DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140473)
6.Hickman, J.E., Scholes, R.J. Rosenstock, T.S. Pérez García-Pando, C. and J. Nyamangara, J. (2014). Assessing non-CO2 climate-forcing emissions and mitigation in Africa. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 10, 65-72. (DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.07.010).
7.Rusinamhodzi, L., Corbeels, M., Nyamangara, J. and Giller, K.E. (2012). Maize-grain legume intercropping is an attractive option for ecological intensification that reduces climatic risk for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique. Field Crops Research, 136, 12-22. (DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.07.014).
8.Rusinamhodzi, L., Corbeels, M., van Wijk, M.T., Rufino, M.C., Nyamangara, J. and Giller, K.E. (2011). A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture practices on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions: lessons from southern Africa. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 31 (4), 657-673 (DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0040-2).
9.Zingore, S., Delve, R.J., Nyamangara, J. and Giller, K.E. (2008). Multiple effects of manure: The key to maintenance of soil fertility and restoration of depleted sandy soils on African smallholder farms. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 80, 267-282.
10.Mapanda, F., Mangwayana, E.N., Nyamangara, J. and Giller, K.E. (2005). The effects of long-term irrigation using wastewater on Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr and Pb accumulation in soils under vegetables in Harare, Zimbabwe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 107 (2-3), 151-165.
Research Interests
Soil fertility management, plant nutrition, agronomy, conservation agriculture, climate smart agriculture, and environmental soil and water pollution.