Dr. Meki Chirwa
Research ScientistWitwatersrand University, South Africa
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Soil Science from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
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- Chirwa, M., J.P. Mrema, P.W. Mtakwa, A.K. Kaaya and O.I. Lungu, 2016. Evaluation of soil fertility status and land suitability for smallholder farmers’ groundnut and maize production in Chisamba District, Zambia. Int. J. Plant Soil Sci., 10: 1-18.
- Sorensen, J.P.R., D.J. Lapworth, D.S. Read, D.C.W. Nkhuwa and R.A. Bell et al., 2015. Tracing enteric pathogen contamination in sub-Saharan African groundwater. Sci. Total Environ., 538: 888-895.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sorensen, J.P.R., D.J. Lapworth, D.C.W. Nkhuwa, M.E. Stuart and D.C. Gooddy et al., 2015. Emerging contaminants in urban groundwater sources in Africa. Water Res., 72: 51-63.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sorensen, J.P.R., D.J. Lapworth, B.P. Marchant, D.C.W. Nkhuwa and S. Pedley et al., 2015. In-situ tryptophan-like fluorescence: A real-time indicator of faecal contamination in drinking water supplies. Water Res., 81: 38-46.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Chirwa, M., J.P. Mrema, P.W. Mtakwa, A.K. Kaaya and O.I. Lungu, 2015. Smallholder farmers perceptions on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)-based cropping systems: A case study of Chisamba District, Zambia. J. Agric. Extension Rural Dev., 7: 298-307.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Yerokun, O.A. and M. Chirwa, 2014. Soil and foliar application of zinc to maize and wheat grown on a Zambian Alfisol. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 9: 963-970.
Direct Link | - Chirwa, M. and O.A. Yerokun, 2012. The distribution of zinc fractions in surface samples of selected agricultural soils of Zambia. Int. J. Soil Sci., 7: 51-60.
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