Yams (Dioscorea spp.) constitute an important starchy staple in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where food security for a growing population is a critical issue. Mixed cropping in yam based systems is the norm in the region and productivity of yams in these systems is below potential. It is concluded th...
Ekanayake, I.J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Problems and perspectives of yambased cropping systems in Africa]
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Problems and perspectives of yambased cropping systems in Africa
Common bean is an important crop with potential to curb malnutrition in poor Sub-Saharan African populations. Yields of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are, however poor, limited by low soil phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and poor biological N2-fixation. On-farm experiments were carried out to ...
Chekanai, V.
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Chikowo, Regis
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe]
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Response of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to nitrogen, phosphorus and rhizobia inoculation across variable soils in Zimbabwe
El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.
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[Prospects of photosynthetic research for increasing agricultural productivity, with emphasis on the tropical C4 Amaranthus and the cassava C3-C4 crops]
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Prospects of photosynthetic research for increasing agricultural productivity, with emphasis on the tropical C4 Amaranthus and the cassava C3-C4 crops
There are abundant local legume trees and shrubs potentially suitable for alley cropping systems in the sub-Saharan Africa, which are yet to be studied. The nitrogen contribution of two years old Albizia lebbeck and S. corymbosato yield of maize grown in alley cropping was compared to that of Sen...
Okogun, J.
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Sanginga, P.
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Mulongoy, N.
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[Nitrogen contribution of five leguminous trees and shrubs to alley cropped maize]
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Nitrogen contribution of five leguminous trees and shrubs to alley cropped maize
The banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus Germar, has evaded all efforts to manage it in all banana-based cropping systems except the commercial plantation banana system, where the 2 to 3 year crop cycle and the intensity of management limit the pest survival in that system. Conversely, in backyard...
In cover cropping systems in the tropics with herbaceous legumes, plant residues are expected to supply nitrogen (N) to non-legume crops during decomposition. Field experiments were carried out to (i) determine the effects of residue quality on decomposition and N release patterns of selected pla...
Sanginga, P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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Ibewiro, B.
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[Nitrogen contributions from decomposing cover crop residues to maize in a tropical derived savanna]
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Nitrogen contributions from decomposing cover crop residues to maize in a tropical derived savanna
Reliable estimates of symbiotically fixed N2 in herbaceous legumes are important in order to determine their role in maintaining or improving N levels in tropical low-external-input farming systems. We have studied the effects of different management systems on the suitability of two non-N2-fixin...
Ibewiro, B.
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Sanginga, P.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Merckx, R.
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[Evaluation of symbiotic dinitrogen inputs of herbaceous legumes into tropical cover crop systems]
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Evaluation of symbiotic dinitrogen inputs of herbaceous legumes into tropical cover crop systems
The fate of 15N-labeled plant residues from different cover-cropping systems and labeled inorganic N fertilizer in the organic, soil mineral, microbial biomass and soil organic matter (SOM) particle-size fractions was investigated in a sandy Lixisol. Plant residues were from mucuna (legume), labl...
Ibewiro, B.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, P.
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Merckx, R.
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[Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa]
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Transformations and recovery of residue and fertilizer nitrogen15 in a sandy Lixisol of West Africa
Akobundu, I.O.
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[Weed science research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and research weeds in Africa]
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Weed science research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and research weeds in Africa
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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[Plant, animal and soil responses to population of cowpea in maize-cowpea intercrops]
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Plant, animal and soil responses to population of cowpea in maize-cowpea intercrops