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Pauline Paidamoyo Chivenge-Nhamo

Postdoctoral Fellow

e-mail:
ppnhamo@ucdavis.edu 		Resume (PDF)
Publications

EDUCATION
Ph.D. with the University of California, Davis, USA, Department of Land Air and Water Resources, (Expected 2007).
Area of study: Exploring mechanisms by which organic and mineral nutrient sources regulate nutrient cycling in two Kenyan soils of contrasting texture.
Advisors: Dr. Johan Six, Dr. Bernard Vanlauwe

Master of Philosophy in Soil Fertility, University of Zimbabwe, 2003.
Thesis: Tillage effects on soil organic matter fractions in long term maize trials in Zimbabwe.
Advisors: Dr. Hebert Murwira, Dr. Paul Mapfumo, Dr. Ken Giller.

Bachelor of Science Agriculture Honours Degree in Soil Science, University of Zimbabwe, 1997.
Title of Special Study: An Assessment of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Release from Five Organic Manures Incorporated in Sandy Soils from Wedza: A case study of the management of sandy soils.
Supervisors: Dr. Menas Wuta, Mr. Philip Nyamugafata.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Evaluate how combinations of organic and mineral nutrient resources alter aggregate turnover processes and how this regulates N and C cycling in Sub-Saharan Africa. Of particular interest, I am looking at the influence of quality of the organic resources used in combination with mineral resources, and soil texture on nutrient cycling via aggregate turnover processes. This comes from the realization that nutrient management is the key component for achieving sustainable agriculture and for poverty alleviation, especially in Africa where soil fertility depletion has been noted as the major cause of low food production.