Irrigation using untreated wastewater poses health risks to farmers and consumers of crop products, especially vegetables. With hardly any wastewater treatment in Ghana, a multiple-barrier approach was adopted and safe re-use practices were developed through action research involving a number of ...
The use of microbial inoculants and less expensive sources of plant nutrients such as foliar fertilizers are ways to practice low-input agriculture, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where smallholder farmers’ soil nutrients are depleted. However, the application of microbial inoculants and foliar...
N’cho, C.
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Yusuf, A.A.
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Ama–Abina, J.
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Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Savane, I.
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[Effects of commercial microbial inoculants and foliar fertilizers on soybean nodulation and yield in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria]
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Effects of commercial microbial inoculants and foliar fertilizers on soybean nodulation and yield in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria
The main objective of this study was to examine costs, returns and efficiency levels associated with the activities of key players in the grain legume marketing chain in northern Ghana. A total of 140 market participants comprising 93 retailers, 39 wholesalers and eight (8) assemblers/aggregators...
Aidoo, R.
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Mensah, J.
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Opoku, A.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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[Assessing the performance of the grain legume marketing system in northern Ghana]
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Assessing the performance of the grain legume marketing system in northern Ghana
The diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in soils under a yam cropping system in four agroecologies of Nigeria was investigated. Soil samples were collected from yam fields at Onne (humid forest, high rainfall area), Ibadan (derived savanna), Abuja (Guinea savanna) and Ubiaja (humid for...
Dare, M.O.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fagbola, O.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils of yam (Dioscorea spp.) cropping systems in four agroecologies of Nigeria]
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Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soils of yam (Dioscorea spp.) cropping systems in four agroecologies of Nigeria
Low concentrations of P and organic manure in savanna soils limit cowpea response to rhizobia. The study was conducted to determine the combined effect of P and organic manure on cowpea response to rhizobia in a factorial experiment arranged in randomized complete block design with three replicat...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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Masso, C.
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[Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea]
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Combined application of inoculant, phosphorus and organic manure improves grain yield of cowpea
Reliable information on the persistence of rhizobium in soil in the absence of host between growing periods is important in deciding whether inoculation on the same plot in subsequent seasons is necessary. This study determined the survival of introduced rhizobium strains and predominant factors ...
Ulzen, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Masso, C.
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Owusu-Ansah, E.D.J.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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[Is there a need for Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and B. japonicum reinoculation in subsequent cropping seasons under smallholder farmers' conditions?]
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Is there a need for Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and B. japonicum reinoculation in subsequent cropping seasons under smallholder farmers' conditions?
Freely nodulating soybean genotypes vary in their phosphorus (P) uptake and P-use efficiency (PUE) in low-P soils. Understanding the genetic basis of these genotypes’ performance is essential for effective breeding. To study the inheritance of PUE, we conducted crosses using two high-PUE genotype...
Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Fawole, B.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Odeh, I.
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Ojo, D.K.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Generation mean analysis of phosphorus-use efficiency in freely nodulating soybean crosses grown in low-phosphorus soil]
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Generation mean analysis of phosphorus-use efficiency in freely nodulating soybean crosses grown in low-phosphorus soil
Information on the inter- and intra-specific variability in the acquisition and utilization of phosphorus (P) by promiscuous soybean genotypes under low-P conditions can be helpful in the short-term management of soil P availability. Thirteen promiscuous soybean genotypes were evaluated in a low-...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Okogun, JA
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Diels, J.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Osonubi, O.
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[Phosphate rock utilization by soybean genotypes on a low-P savanna soil and the status of soil P fractions after a subsequent maize crop]
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Phosphate rock utilization by soybean genotypes on a low-P savanna soil and the status of soil P fractions after a subsequent maize crop
Soil nutrient constraints coupled with erratic rainfall have led to poor crop yields and occasionally to crop failure in sole cropping in the Guinea savanna of West Africa. We explored different maize-grain legume diversification and intensification options that can contribute to mitigating risks...
Kermah, M.
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Franke, A.C.
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Ahiabor, B.D.K.
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Legume-maize rotation or relay? Options for ecological intensification of smallholder farms in the Guinea Savanna of northern Ghana]
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Legume-maize rotation or relay? Options for ecological intensification of smallholder farms in the Guinea Savanna of northern Ghana
We conducted field experiments over 2 years on two acid soils of southern Cameroon to test whether efficient uptake and use of phosphorus (P) from less available sources by grain legume genotypes could benefit subsequent rotational maize. We grew two crops each year. For the first crop we grew 4 ...
Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Nolte, C
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Tchienkoua, M
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon]
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Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon