The parasitic witchweed, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth, is the greatest biological constraint for cereal crop production by resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Maize, Zea mays L., is a widely grown cereal crop in this region (22 × 106 ha). Striga-resistant maize populations were produc...
Kim, S.K.
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Fajemisin, J.
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Thé, C.
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Adepoju, A.
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Kling, J.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Versteeg, M.
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Carsky, R.
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Lagoke, S.T.O.
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[Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica]
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Development of synthetic maize populations for resistance to Striga hermonthica
Farmer-managed tests of Striga hermonthica-resistant maize varieties were conducted in 1994 in a moderately intensified zone in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria. Field history, soil properties, current season fertility management, and crop management observations were recorded for 37 farmer...
Carsky, R.
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Nokoe, S.
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Lagoke, S.T.O.
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Kim, S.
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[Maize yield determinants in farmer-managed trials in the Nigerian northern Guinea savanna]
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Maize yield determinants in farmer-managed trials in the Nigerian northern Guinea savanna
Striga hermonthica, an obligate root parasite of grasses, is one of the most severe constraints to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. In the recent past, prior to increased production pressure on land, S. hermonthica was controlled in African farming systems by prolonged crop rotations with...
Berner, D.A.
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Carsky, R.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Kling, J.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa]
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A land management based approach to integrated Striga hermonthica control in subSaharan Africa
The IITA in its research for sustainable soil fertility management has passed through several stages during which legume-based systems were always at the forefront. Alley cropping has N yields of more than 200 kg ha-1 with 50% N2 fixation. In the case of Mucuna cover cropping, the ecological bene...
Carsky, R.
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Sanginga, N.
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Schulz, S.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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[The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa]
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The ability to fix N is not the only key to delivery of the benefits of BNF to farmers: experience of IITA in the savannas of Africa