Dr. Hendrix M. Chalwe

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Department of Soil Science
Lecturer
Biography

Academic Qualifications:

  • Master of Physical Land Resources-Soil Science Major, Ghent University
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia

Mr Hendrix M. Chalwe joined the University as Lecturer in September, 2012. He served as Staff Development Fellow from 2010 to 2012. He also served as Chief Executive Officer for the Zambia Youth Development and Empowerment Trust from September 2009 to March 2010

Key job functions in the University

  • Teaching: Undergraduate courses- Soil and Plant Analysis, Soil Microbiology and Soil Fertility
  • Research: Research interests in soil fertility, land reclamation in heavy metal-polluted environments, microbiology and general agronomy
  • Community service: Offer consultancy services to the general public and holds membership with professional bodies such as the National Science and Technology Council and Soil Science Society of Belgium 
Publications

On-going Research

  1. Predicting economic yield losses and pre-harvest aflatoxin accumulation associated with drought stress in groundnuts. Research project funded by the University of Zambia, Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies, 2017 to date.
  2. Aflatoxin management interventions, education and analysis at various steps within the value chain. (PMIL). Collaborative research among University of Zambia (Zambia),  ICRISAT, Lilongwe (Malawi) ; Virginia Polytechnic and State Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia (USA) ; North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (USA) ; ICRISAT, Nairobi (Kenya) ; University of Georgia, Griffin, GA (USA) ; Bunda College of Agriculture, Lilongwe (Malawi) ; Chitedze Agriculture Research Service (Malawi) ; IIAM (Mozambique) ; Lurio University (Mozambique) ; ZARI, Msekera, Chipata (Zambia). Funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 2014 to date.

Selected Publications

  1. Munsanda Ngulube, Alice M. Mweetwa, Elijah Phiri, Samuel M. C. Njoroge, Hendrix Chalwe, Victor Shitumbanuma and Rick L. Brandenburg. 2018. Effect of biochar and gypsum soil amendments on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) dry matter yield and selected soil properties under water stress. African Journal of Agricultural Research. Under review
  1. H. M. Chalwe, O. I. Lungu, A. M. Mweetwa, E. Phiri, S. M. C. Njoroge, R. L. Brandenburg, and D.L. Jordan. 2018. Effects of Compost Manure on Soil Microbial Respiration, Plant-Available-Water, Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Yield and Pre-Harvest Aflatoxin Contamination. Peanut Science, Under review
  1. Jordan D.L…, Hendrix Chalwe. 2017. Preventing mycotoxin contamination in groundnut cultivation, In: Sivasankar et al, (ed.) 2017. Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  1. Chalwe, H., Mweetwa, A. M., Lungu, O. I., Phiri, E., Njoroge, S., and Bradenburg, R. L. 2016. Reducing pre-harvest aflatoxin content in groundnuts through soil water management. RUFORUM Working Document Series 14 (1): 921-926. (ISSN 1607-9345)
  1. Tack, F.M.G., Chalwe, H., Meers, E. 2015. Soil amendments to reduce mobility and leaching of cadmium in a sandy metal smelter contaminated soil. 8th International Workshop on Chemical Bioavailability in the Terrestrial Environment, Nanjing University, 18-21 October, 2015.
  1. Mweetwa, A., Lungu, O., Chishala, B., Phiri, M., Chalwe, H. 2015. FAO-Conservation Agriculture Scaling up Project for soil health and water quality monitoring; Technical Manual for Extension Officers.