Cassava intercropping is a common practice in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of growth pattern, canopy development and nutrient demand, grain legumes are well suited for intercropping with cassava. Due to the inter-specific competition for growth resources, the relative planting time of the compone...
Nyi, T.
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Mucheru-Muna, M.
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Shisanya, C.
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Lodi-lama, J-P.
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Mutuo, P.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Effect of delayed cassava planting on yields and economic returns of a cassavagroundnut intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Effect of delayed cassava planting on yields and economic returns of a cassavagroundnut intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Kihara, Job
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Martius, C.
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Bationo, B. André
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[Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya]
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Crop residue disappearance and macrofauna activity in sub-humid western Kenya
Cowpea-maize intercropping causes low yields of cowpea due to shading effect by maize plants. Staggering of dates of planting of cowpea in an intercrop is a potential way of reducing intercrop shading while increasing cowpea yield. Nonetheless, contrasting cowpea cultivars may have differential r...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Chiezey, U.F.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system]
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Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system
The effect of intercropping cover crops was with yam was assessed for nematode management both inpot and field conditions in Nigeria. The cover crops were sown with yams in pots containing sterile soiland inoculated with 5000 eggs of Meloidogyne incognita. In the field, each cover crop was separa...
Claudius-Cole, A.O.
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Fawole, B.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Management of Meloidogyne incognita in yambased cropping systems with cover crops]
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Management of Meloidogyne incognita in yambased cropping systems with cover crops
Teak (Tectona grandis) has been planted extensively by smallholder farmers in Luang Prabang province of northern Laos, primarily in small woodlots established at high initial stocking rates with little/no management until the largest trees are harvested selectively, commencing at 15–20 years afte...
Pachas, A. Nahuel A.
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Sakanphet, Somphanh
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Soukkhy, Outhai
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Lao, Maichor
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Savathvong, Sianouvong
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Newby, Jonathan C.
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Souliyasackc, Bounkieng
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Keoboualapha,Bounthanh
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Dieters, Mark J.
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[Initial spacing of teak (Tectona grandis) in northern Lao PDR: Impacts on the growth of teak and companion crops]
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Initial spacing of teak (Tectona grandis) in northern Lao PDR: Impacts on the growth of teak and companion crops
Most of the farmers in the dry savannas of West Africa plant local varieties of cowpea, millet, sorghum, and groundnut in various intercropping systems with little or no purchased inputs. In this system, the cowpea and groundnut yields are low due to shading by cereals and lack of plant protectio...
Singh, B.B.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Improved cropping systems for higher productivity in the dry savannas of West Africa]
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Improved cropping systems for higher productivity in the dry savannas of West Africa
The effects of leucaena hedgerows, mulching with leucaena foliage (0.50 and 100 percent of harvested foliage), cowpea intercropping and addition of dairy cattle slurry (55 t ha-1 per maize crop) on the yield of maize from a sandy soil were assessed. The four-year results from five maize crops are...
Mureithi, J.G.
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Tayler, R.S.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[The effects of alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala and of different management practices on the productivity of maize and soil chemical properties in lowland coastal Kenya]
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The effects of alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala and of different management practices on the productivity of maize and soil chemical properties in lowland coastal Kenya
Outlines a re-evaluation and a re-calculation of recently published hypothesis concerning the potential impact of alley farming on maize yields. Gives modifications and analysis based on the alley farming research of the International Livestock Center for Africa's (ILCA) Humid Zone Programme in N...
Sumberg, J.E.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[The potential of alley farming in humid West Africa - a re-evaluation]
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The potential of alley farming in humid West Africa - a re-evaluation
At the Debre Zeit Station Cereals (wheat and maize) and forage legumes (lablab, cowpea, vetch and clover) were grown as sole crops and as cereal/forage combinations on the broadbeds separated by drainage furrows (BBF). This is an improved land management system, developed by ILCA in collaboration...
Abiye Astatke
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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El Wakeel, A.
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[Soil water dynamics under cereal and forage legume mixtures on drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Soil water dynamics under cereal and forage legume mixtures on drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands
The integration of forage legumes into the low-input, cereal-based farming system of the Sahel may be the key to sustaining soil, crop, and livestock production. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of intercropping the forage legumes Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Slston or ...
Kouame, C.N.
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Powell, J.M.
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Renard, C.A.
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Quesenberry, K.H.
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[Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel]
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Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel