Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) [L.] Walp.) is a major component of the traditional cropping systems in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America where it is widely grown in mixtures with other crops in various combinations. The productivity of cowpea in these mixtures is low, mainly due to low plan...
Alternative technologies that maximize the use oflocal resources and improve the sustainability of crop production in Rwanda are needed. Promising species for the semi-arid highlands, where the research reported in this paper was conducted, include mucuna (Mucunaprwiens) for fallow periods of 1 4...
Balasubramanian, V.
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Sekayange, L.
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[Five years of research on improved fallow in the semiarid highlands of Rwanda]
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Five years of research on improved fallow in the semiarid highlands of Rwanda
Salinas, José G.
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Castilla, Carlos E.
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[Estrategias para el uso y manejo de los suelos ácidos en América Tropical]
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Estrategias para el uso y manejo de los suelos ácidos en América Tropical
Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Dercon, G.
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Delve, Robert J.
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Cadisch, Georg
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[Assessing the variability of soil quality and crop productivity at different spatial scales in three settlement schemes in NE Zimbabwe by integrating mid-infrared spectroscopy and geostatistical tools]
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Assessing the variability of soil quality and crop productivity at different spatial scales in three settlement schemes in NE Zimbabwe by integrating mid-infrared spectroscopy and geostatistical tools
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
Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Breeding for tolerance to low soil phosphorus: the example of common bean]
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Breeding for tolerance to low soil phosphorus: the example of common bean
In Sept.-Dec. 1976 the ICA- Guali bean var. was planted (200,000 plants/ha) at CIAT, (Palmira, Colombia) to study the heterogeneity of the experimental plot; to map fertility trends and to determine correlation coefficients for adjoining plots as measures for these trends; to determine several pl...
Baena, Diosdado
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Amézquita, María Cristina
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Rodríguez, P.M.
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Voysest Voysest, Oswaldo
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Takegami, F
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[Estudio de la heterogeneidad del suelo, del tamano y formas de parcelas y del numero de repeticiones optimas en ensayos de uniformidad en frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) [online]]
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Estudio de la heterogeneidad del suelo, del tamano y formas de parcelas y del numero de repeticiones optimas en ensayos de uniformidad en frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) [online]
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Borrero, V.
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[Adaptation responses of tropical grass-legume associations to acid soils]
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Adaptation responses of tropical grass-legume associations to acid soils
The Guinea savannas of Nigeria have a high potential for the production of maize because of favorable environmental conditions. Despite this high potential, the yields obtained under farmers' conditions are still very low. Low soil fertility and intermittent drought are among major constraints li...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Menkir, A.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Kureh, I.
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[Potential of drought-tolerant maize varieties in nitrogen-deficient soils of the Guinea savannas]
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Potential of drought-tolerant maize varieties in nitrogen-deficient soils of the Guinea savannas
Productivity decline occurs in many agronomic systems due to loss of soil organic matter and a consequent decline in soil fertility. This is pronounced in light textured soils, which even in their pristine state can have low levels of fertility. High temperatures and leaching conditions in tropic...
Berthelsen, S.
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Noble, A.D.
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Ruaysoongnern, Sawaeng
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Webb, M.
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Hengfu, H.
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Jiexiang, Y.
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[Addition of clay based soil ameliorants to light textured soils to reduce nutrient loss and increase crop productivity]
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Addition of clay based soil ameliorants to light textured soils to reduce nutrient loss and increase crop productivity