The following nine main cropping systems were evaluated: maize/maize in rotation without N-fertilizer (control); maize/cowpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; maize/pigeonpea intercropping without N-fertilizer; maize/cowpea/pigeonpea in rotation where maize received N-fertilizer; ma...
Aihou, K.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Merkx, R
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Cleemput, O. van
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[Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin]
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Restoration of terre de barre fertility using pigeonpea grown in rotation or intercropping with maize in the derived savanna of Benin
Striga hermonthica a major biotic constraint to cereal production can be controlled by trap crops. Soybean cultivars vary in ability to stimulate suicidal germination of the weed. An experiment was conducted to select soybean (Glycine max) varieties with the ability to stimulate germination of S....
Odhiambo, JA
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Tabu, IM
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Kanampiu, F.
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Khan, Z.
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[Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize]
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Effect of intercropping maize and soybeans on Striga hermonthica parasitism and yield of maize
Many food production systems in sub-Saharan Africa are constrained by phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that within legume-cereal rotation systems: targeting P to the legume phase leads to higher system productivity, and that use of grain legumes leads to better economic returns than use of herbace...
Kihara, Job
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Waswa, Boaz S.
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Kimetu, J.M.
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Chianu, J.N.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya]
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Strategic phosphorus application in legume-cereal rotations increases land productivity and profitability in Western Kenya
Crop response, tree biomass production and changes in soil fertility characteristics were monitored in a long-term (1986–2002) alley-cropping trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. The systems included two alley cropping systems with Leucaena leucocephala and Senna siamea on the one hand and a control (no-tre...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Merckx, R.
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[Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status]
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Long-term integrated soil fertility management in South-western Nigeria : Crop performance and impact on the soil fertility status