This study undertakes an ex‐ante evaluation of the effects of alternative technology and policy options on soybean supply and demand in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to 2050. Current soybean consumption in SSA is dominated by cooking oil followed by soybean cake used as animal feed. Due to weak proces...
Gbegbelegbe, S.
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Alene, A.
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Kamara, A.
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Wiebe, K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Mkandawire, P.
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[Ex‐ante evaluation of promising soybean innovations for sub‐Saharan Africa]
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Ex‐ante evaluation of promising soybean innovations for sub‐Saharan Africa
Whether poultry litter (PL) increases concentration of selected mineral elements in corn (Zea mays L.) grain has not been well investigated. The objective of this study was to determine whether fertilizing corn with PL enriches the grain and other plant parts with selected mineral elements. Corn ...
Tewolde, H.
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Sistani, K.R.
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Feng, G.
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Menkir, A.
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[Does fertilizing corn with poultry litter enrich the grain with mineral nutrients?]
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Does fertilizing corn with poultry litter enrich the grain with mineral nutrients?
In Aug. 1990, S. sclerotiorum was isolated from soyabean cultivars TGx 1440-1E and TGx 1627-3F at Bukuru, Plateau, Nigeria. Disease symptoms are described. This is the first report of Sclerotinia stem rot of soyabean in Nigeria and West Africa.
Akem, C.N.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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[Sclerotinia stem rot caused by Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum on soybeans in Nigeria]
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Sclerotinia stem rot caused by Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum on soybeans in Nigeria
Maize-meal porridge is commonly consumed meal for the adults as breakfast food and for the children as complementary food. Food-to-food fortification was employed in order to improve the protein content of maize-meal porridge using soy flour and local groundnut paste. The study was aimed at evalu...
Attention is being paid to improving the N2 fixation of promiscuous nodulating soybeans in an attempt to develop sustainable cropping systems in the moist savanna. There is however a dearth of reliable estimates of N2 fixation by these promiscuous soybeans and hardly any quantitative information ...
Sanginga, N.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Okogun, J.A.
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Thottappilly, G.
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[Nitrogen fixation and N contribution by promiscuous nodulating soybeans in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Nitrogen fixation and N contribution by promiscuous nodulating soybeans in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Soybean cultivation in Ethiopia is dominated by smallholder farmers who use little or no inputs, often resulting in low yields. The use of effective rhizobia strains was considered as an ecologically and environmentally sound approach for soybean production. Field experiments were conducted durin...
Abera, Y.
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Masso, C.
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Assefa, F.
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[Inoculation with indigenous rhizobial isolates enhanced nodulation, growth, yield and protein content of soybean (Glycine max L.) at different agro-climatic regions in Ethiopia]
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Inoculation with indigenous rhizobial isolates enhanced nodulation, growth, yield and protein content of soybean (Glycine max L.) at different agro-climatic regions in Ethiopia
Plant breeding has been one of the main drivers of crop yield gains during the past century. Breeding for yield improvement through resistance to pests and diseases and chemico-physical constraints to crop production has contributed immensely to food security, nutrition, and improved incomes acro...
Chiona, M.
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Chigeza, G.
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Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas
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[Exploring climatic resilience through genetic improvement for food and income crops]
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Exploring climatic resilience through genetic improvement for food and income crops
Maximizing seed longevity is important for genebanks to efficiently manage their accessions, reducing the frequency of costly regeneration cycles and the loss of genetic integrity. Research on rice seeds has shown that subsequent longevity in air-dry storage can be improved by drying seeds, which...
Whitehouse, K.J.
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Owoborode, O.F.
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Adebayo, O.O.
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Oyatomi, O.A.
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Olaniyan, A.B.
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Abberton, M.T.
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Hay, F.R.
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[Further evidence that the Genebank standards for drying orthodox seeds may not be optimal for subsequent seed longevity]
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Further evidence that the Genebank standards for drying orthodox seeds may not be optimal for subsequent seed longevity
Breeding new varieties can introduce compositional differences in Soybean grains which could be caused by environment and climate factors, among other factors. Thus, there was need to evaluate these differences and also to investigate the applications of these varieties for product development a...
Alamu, E.O.
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Gondwe, T.N.P.
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Phumzile, M.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Assessment of nutritional characteristics of products developed using soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) pipeline and improved varieties]
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Assessment of nutritional characteristics of products developed using soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) pipeline and improved varieties