Original research data from Gulu, Northern Uganda, covers two growing seasons: the long rain season in 2023 and the short rain season of 2023-2024. The dataset investigates the effects of conventional tillage versus conservation agriculture and biochar amendments on crop yield, soil nitrogen dynamics, and N₂O emissions. It was authored by Talent Namatsheve and harvested by DataverseNO.
Use Cases
- Compare N₂O emission rates based on different tillage systems mentioned in the description.
- Analyze crop yield outcomes based on pigeon pea–maize rotation versus continuous maize monocropping.
- Model soil nitrogen dynamics based on the application of biochar amendments.
- Assess the environmental impact of conservation agriculture practices in a Ferralsol soil type.
Strengths
- Data covers two distinct growing seasons in 2023 and 2023-2024, providing temporal comparison.
- Research design compares multiple agricultural systems: conventional tillage, conservation agriculture, and biochar amendments.
- Dataset includes measurements for three key agricultural metrics: crop yield, soil N dynamics, and N₂O emissions.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Original field research data collection.
- Time Range
- 2023 to 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-03 10:10:09; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Gulu, Northern Uganda