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Nziguheba, GeneroseZingore, ShamieKihara, JobMerckx, R.Njoroge, S.Otinga, A.Vandamme, E.Vanlauwe, Bernard[Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of subSaharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification]Phosphorus in smallholder farming systems of subSaharan Africa: implications for agricultural intensification

Acid soils severely reduce maize (Zea mays L.) yield in the tropics. Breeding for tolerance to soil acidity provides a permanent, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive solution to the problem. This study was carried out to determine the relative importance of additive, dominant, and epistatic...


Ceballos, H.Pandey, S.Narro Leon, LAPérez Velásquez, Juan Carlos[Additive, dominant, and epistatic effects for maize grain yield in acid and non-acid soils]Additive, dominant, and epistatic effects for maize grain yield in acid and non-acid soils

Nitrogen fixation in nine common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) lines was estimated using the 15N isotope dilution method at two locations in two seasons. In the first season at one location no N2 fixation was detected while in the second season up to 51 kg N ha?1 were estimated. There were signifi...


Kipe-Nolt, Judith A.Vargas, H.Giller, Ken E.[Nitrogen fixation in breeding lines of Phaseolus vulgaris L.]Nitrogen fixation in breeding lines of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Okeyo, Jeremiah M.Norton, JayKoala, SaidouWaswa, Boaz S.Kihara, JobBationo, B. André[Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya]Impact of reduced tillage and crop residue management on soil properties and crop yields in a long-term trial in western Kenya

Maize improvement at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), which began in the 1970s, built on the germplasm and experience of earlier years. The main breeding emphasis was to develop maize cultivars and hybrids with high yield potential and durable resistance to diseases and...


Kamara, A.Y.Menkir, A.Fakorede, M.A.B.Ajala, S.O.Badu-Apraku, B.Kureh, I.[Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa]Agronomic performance of maize cultivars representing three decades of breeding in the Guinea Savannas of West and Central Africa

The effect of alley cropping with seven combinations of Acioa and Leucaena hedgerows and a control (no hedgerow) treatment on sequentially cropped maize and cowpea was studied in 1985 and 1986. The trial was carried out on an Alfisol in the humid zone of southwestern Nigeria. Hedgerows were estab...


Siaw, D.E.K.A.Kang, B.T.Okali, D.U.U.[Alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit and Acioa barteri (Hook F.) Engl.]Alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit and Acioa barteri (Hook F.) Engl.

In the Gash Delta of Eastern Sudan, spate irrigation (flood-recession farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rainfed dryland farming. However, spate irrigation farmers are challenged by the unpredictability of flooding. In recent decades, the numbe...


Amarnath, GirirajSimons, G.W.H.Alahacoon, NirangaSmakhtin, V.Sharma, Bharat R.Gismalla, Y.Mohammed, Y.Andriessen, M.C.M.[Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan]Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan

Measurements of incident solar radiation were made in sequentially cropped maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) planted between hedgerows of shrubs in an alley cropping pattern. The incident solar-radiation profile was examined and its effect on crop yield determined. The s...


Lawson, T.L.Kang, B.T.[Yield of maize and cowpea in an alley cropping system in relation to available light]Yield of maize and cowpea in an alley cropping system in relation to available light

Many assessments of climate change impacts on global crop yields project declines as early as the 2020s. Losses are projected to increase with time, up to 50% by the 2080s. We carry out a systematic global review and compare published projections of climate change impacts from 34 studies and ∼450...


Aggarwal, Pramod K.Vyas, ShalikaThornton, Philip K.Campbell, Bruce M.Kropff, Martin[Importance of considering technology growth in impact assessments of climate change on agriculture]Importance of considering technology growth in impact assessments of climate change on agriculture
Paredes C., MarioTay Urbina, JuanBascur B., GabrielSingh, Shree P.[Estudio de heredabilidad y avance genético en frejoles chilenos = Heritability and genetic gain in Chilean dry beans]Estudio de heredabilidad y avance genético en frejoles chilenos = Heritability and genetic gain in Chilean dry beans

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