Knowledge of magnitude and timing of weed seedling flushes is crucial in managing weeds adequately. Such knowledge is especially important for small-scale farmers in West Africa who spend a greater percentage of family labour in controlling weeds. This study assessed the composition, pattern and ...
Ekeleme, F.
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Chikoye, D.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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[Impact of natural, planted (Pueraria phaseoloides, Leucaena leucocephala) fallow and landuse intensity on weed seedling emergence pattern and density in cassava intercropped with maize]
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Impact of natural, planted (Pueraria phaseoloides, Leucaena leucocephala) fallow and landuse intensity on weed seedling emergence pattern and density in cassava intercropped with maize
Fungal incidence and mycotoxin contamination of farm-stored maize were assessed and compared in grain samples from three villages each in two agroecological zones over time. Maize samples were collected at 2 and 4 months after stocking from 72 farmers’ stores in 1996 and 1997 in the Humid Forest ...
Ngoko, Z.
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Marasas, W.F.O.
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Rheeder, J.P.
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Shephard, G.S.
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Wingfield, M.J.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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[Fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize in the humid forest and the western highlands of Cameroon]
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Fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize in the humid forest and the western highlands of Cameroon
Ortiz, R.
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Vries, J. de
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Toenniessen, G.
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[Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops]
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Securing the harvest: biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops
Parasitism of noctuid stemborer eggs was assessed in monthly surveys in maize fields in southern Benin, from May 1995 to October 1996, and on alternative hosts, i.e. wild grasses, during the dry season from November 1995 to February 1996. Sesamia calamistis was the most prevalent stemborer specie...
Schulthess, F.
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Chabi-Olaye, A.
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Goergen, Georg E.
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[Seasonal fluctuations of noctuid stemborer egg parasitism in southern Benin with special reference to Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) and Telenomus spp (Hymenoptera:Scelionidae) on maize]
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Seasonal fluctuations of noctuid stemborer egg parasitism in southern Benin with special reference to Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) and Telenomus spp (Hymenoptera:Scelionidae) on maize
Background
Maize is the most important staple crop for food security and livelihood of smallholder farmers in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, but it alone cannot ensure food security. Cropping patterns must be diversified to ensure an adequate supply and economic access to greater variety of fo...
Rajendran, S.
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Afari-Sefa, Victor
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Shee, Apurba
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Bocher, T.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Dominick, I.
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Lukumay, Philipo J.
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[Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? evidence from integration of vegetables into maize‑based farming systems]
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Does crop diversity contribute to dietary diversity? evidence from integration of vegetables into maize‑based farming systems
Background: An in vitro digestion and Caco-2 cell model may predict iron bioavailability to humans; however, direct comparisons are lacking.
Objective: The objective was to test the differences in iron bioavailability between 2 maize varieties and 2 bean varieties (white beans and colored beans)...
Beiseigel, J.M.
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Hunt, J.R.
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Glahn, Raymond P.
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Welch, R.M.
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Menkir, A.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Iron bioavailability from maize and beans: a comparison of human measurements with Caco-2 cell and algorithm predictions]
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Iron bioavailability from maize and beans: a comparison of human measurements with Caco-2 cell and algorithm predictions
An extra-early maturing white-grained, flint/dent maize (Zea mays L.) population, TZEE-W Pop STR C4 (Reg. No. GP-576; PI 657704), has been developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The population has moderate levels of resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. It was ...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Ewool, M.
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Yallou, C.G.
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[Registration of striga-resistant tropical extra- early maize population]
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Registration of striga-resistant tropical extra- early maize population
Integrated soil management with leguminous cover crops was studied at two sites in the northern Guinea savanna zone of northern Nigeria, Kaduna (190 day growing season) and Bauchi (150 days). One-year planted fallows of mucuna, lablab, and crotalaria were compared with natural grass fallow and co...
Carsky, R.J.
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Oyewole, B.
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Tian, G.
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[Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N]
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Integrated soil management for the dry savanna zone of West Africa: legume rotation and fertilizer N
An experiment was conducted in 1990 and 1991 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria to study the role of earthworms in the decomposition of plant residue mulches with different qualities. Five mulches of Dactyladenia barteri, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leu...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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[Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics]
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Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics
Disease progress of Stenocarpella macrospora (Earle) Sutton (syn. Diplodia macrospora Earle) was monitored on selected maize breeding lines over two seasons at three locations. Tagged plants were assessed at 10 day intervals for foliar lesions on a 1–9 scale and for ear rot on a 1–5 scale. The le...
Olatinwo, R.O.
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Cardwell, K.F.
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Deadman, M.L.
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Julian, A.M.
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[Epidemiology of Stenocarpella macrospora (Earle) Sutton on maize in the midaltitude zone of Nigeria]
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Epidemiology of Stenocarpella macrospora (Earle) Sutton on maize in the midaltitude zone of Nigeria