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Tarirai Muoni
Researcher at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Publications - 20
Citations - 272
Tarirai Muoni is an academic researcher from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intercropping & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 17 publications receiving 195 citations. Previous affiliations of Tarirai Muoni include International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center & International Livestock Research Institute.
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Weed control in conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe: Identifying economical best strategies
TL;DR: Herbicides use reduces the manual labour needed to control weeds and minimise total crop failure due to untimely weeding hence, herbicides are an important but not the only weed control option under CA systems in Zimbabwe.
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Weed community responses to rotations with cover crops in maize-based conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe
Blessing Mhlanga,Stephanie Cheesman,Barbara Maasdorp,Tarirai Muoni,Stanford Mabasa,Eunice Mangosho,Christian Thierfelder +6 more
TL;DR: There was a decrease in weed densities over time at all sites with a percentage decrease as high as 92% observed in maize-velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC) rotation, suggesting that rotations with cover crops such as velvet bean may reduce weed numbers and dominance of problematic weeds over time.
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Farmer perceptions of legumes and their functions in smallholder farming systems in east Africa
Tarirai Muoni,Andrew Barnes,Ingrid Öborn,Christine A. Watson,Göran Bergkvist,M. Shiluli,Alan J. Duncan +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess farmers' perceptions and knowledge towards legumes and the rationale of farmers for current legume production practices using a survey of 268 farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya.
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Effect of herbicide application on weed flora under conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe
Tarirai Muoni,Leonard Rusinamhodzi,J. T. Rugare,Stanford Mabasa,Eunice Mangosho,Walter Mupangwa,Christian Thierfelder +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that herbicide application facilitates a depletion of weed seed bank/number of weeds over time and has potential to reduce weed density, species richness and species diversity in the long term which may lead to more labour savings and larger yields.
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Reducing soil erosion in smallholder farming systems in east Africa through the introduction of different crop types
Tarirai Muoni,Tarirai Muoni,Eric Koomson,Ingrid Öborn,Ingrid Öborn,Carsten Marohn,Christine A. Watson,Göran Bergkvist,Andrew Barnes,Georg Cadisch,Alan J. Duncan +10 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that including sole crops of herbaceous species such as Mucuna, or tree hedgerows with mixtures of maize and grain legumes has the potential to reduce runoff and soil erosion in smallholder farming.