Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbases are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensificatio...
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Naazie, A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Agyemang, K.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?]
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Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?
In order to contribute to improved utilisation of herbaceous legumes, in particular Centrosema macrocarpum and Stylosanthes guianensis for crop-livestock systems, the present study explored a number of management options to improve the effect of legumes on subsequent maize yield. The objectives o...
Muhr, I.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Soil mineral N dynamics and maize grain yields following Centrosema macrocarpum and Stylosanthes guianensis: Effects of different rotations and varying levels of N fertiliser]
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Soil mineral N dynamics and maize grain yields following Centrosema macrocarpum and Stylosanthes guianensis: Effects of different rotations and varying levels of N fertiliser
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) is an important grain legume in the semiarid zone of West Africa as it is a major source of dietary protein for the people. It is usually grown as an intercrop with the major cereals, namely millet and sorghum. Despite its importance, its yields are very low ...
Bationo, B. André
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Ntare, B.R.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics]
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Soil fertility management and cowpea production in the semiarid tropics
In response to on-going agricultural intensification, crop-livestock systems are becoming more important in West African farming systems. The role of livestock in providing stability to such systems, particularly through their interaction with the soil environment is unquestionable. Worldwide, th...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Bationo, B. André
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[The contribution of livestock to soil fertility]
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The contribution of livestock to soil fertility
Integration of forage legumes into traditional fallow management systems can help to improve both forage supply at a time of feed scarcity and soil fertility. At two sites in south-west Nigeria, 11 legume species with generally low nutrient requirements were evaluated on-station in a short-term l...
Muhr, L.
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Peters, Michael
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Fallow improvement with forage legumes: Potentials and constraints of an integrative technology for crop-livestock systems in sub-humid West Africa]
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Fallow improvement with forage legumes: Potentials and constraints of an integrative technology for crop-livestock systems in sub-humid West Africa