Earthworm surface cast production and nutrient turnover through casts were measured for 3 years in a 17-year-old timber plantation in southern Cameroon after selective reduction to two timber stand densities (TSDs) and understorey cropping with plantain and tannia. Neither understorey cropping no...
Norgrove, L.
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Hauser, S.
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[Production and nutrient content of earthworm casts in a tropical agrisilvicultural system]
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Production and nutrient content of earthworm casts in a tropical agrisilvicultural system
Differences in growth, nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) root infection among recent cowpea breeding lines from IITA were examined at low and high P levels in pot (94 lines) and field experiments (43 lines) at Fashola in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria. Based on their growth p...
Sanginga, N.
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Lyasse, O.
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Singh, B.
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[Phosphorus use efficiency and nitrogen balance of cowpea breeding lines in a low P soil of the derived savanna zone in West Africa]
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Phosphorus use efficiency and nitrogen balance of cowpea breeding lines in a low P soil of the derived savanna zone in West Africa
The soils of major cassava-growing areas of Nigeria were sampled at 0-20 and 20-40 depths in 1991. The objectives were to compare the nutrient levels in both cassava fields and other arable crop fields and relate their nutrient levels to possible factors that affect them. Approximately 470 sample...
Asadu, C.
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Nweke, F.
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[Impact of agroecology on soil fertility status and cassava yield in Nigeria: 1: nutrient levels in soils growing cassava]
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Impact of agroecology on soil fertility status and cassava yield in Nigeria: 1: nutrient levels in soils growing cassava
A cross-sectional survey on 41 farms followed by six weeks monitoring of dairy cattle feeding on ten smallholder dairy farms in central Kenya was conducted to investigate the use, availability and quality of dry season feed resources. Fodder production was largely from Napier grass (Pennisetum pu...
Nyaata, O.
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Dorward, P.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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O'neill, M.
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[Availability and use of dry season feed resources on smallholder dairy farms in central Kenya]
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Availability and use of dry season feed resources on smallholder dairy farms in central Kenya
A study was conducted in Kano and Bauchi States in the dry Savanna of northern Nigeria to determine Striga incidence and infestation and relate these to soil fertility status and yield of maize. A three-stage sampling technique was used to select communities and fields in targeted Local Governmen...
Ekeleme, F.
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Jibrin, J. M.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Oluoch, M.
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Samndi, A.M.
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Fagge, A. A.
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[Assessment of the relationship between soil properties, Striga hermonthica infestation and the on-farm yields of maize in the dry Savannas of Nigeria]
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Assessment of the relationship between soil properties, Striga hermonthica infestation and the on-farm yields of maize in the dry Savannas of Nigeria
Widespread multinutrient deficiencies in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) are among major factors for large gaps between farmers’ current crop yields and potential yields. In this study, we adopted a stratified soil sampling method to assess soil fertility-related constraints in farmers’ fields in eig...
Chander, G.
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Wani, S.P.
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Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal
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Dixit, S.
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Venkateswarlu, B.
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Rajesh, C.
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Rao, P.R.
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Pardhasaradhi, G.
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[Soil test-based nutrient balancing improved crop productivity and rural livelihoods: Case study from rainfed semi-arid tropics in Andhra Pradesh, India]
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Soil test-based nutrient balancing improved crop productivity and rural livelihoods: Case study from rainfed semi-arid tropics in Andhra Pradesh, India
The report summarizes key results from surveys carried out on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2013. The aim was to provide a broad overview of the state of UPA in the study cities and a basis for future research endeavors. The randomized ...
Bellwood-Howard, I.
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Haring, V.
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Karg, Hanna
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Roessler, R.
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Schlesinger, J.
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Shakya, M.
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[Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)]
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Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Changes in soil properties and nematode population status under Flemingia macrophylla [(Willd.) Merrill], Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth, and natural bush fallows were assessed in three villages in southern Cameroon. In each village, experiments were set up in a 4–5 year-old bush fallow domi...
Banful, B.
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Hauser, S.
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[Changes in soil properties and nematode population status under planted and natural fallows in land use systems of southern Cameroon]
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Changes in soil properties and nematode population status under planted and natural fallows in land use systems of southern Cameroon
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and inc...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Abera, D.A.
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Gebresamuel, G.
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia]
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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia