Chamaecrista rotundifolia cv. Wynn has been identified as a promising forage legume for use in subhumid Nigeria. To establish if other accessions of this species have potential in the region, 21 accessions were evaluated for flowering, seed production, dry matter production, disease and pest inci...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Evaluation of Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions as a fodder resource in subhumid Nigeria]
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Evaluation of Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions as a fodder resource in subhumid Nigeria
From biological data collected between January 1986 and December 1989, and economic data collected during 1988, 10-year projections of herd structure, production, and economic and financial returns were calculated for 13 village cattle herds at two village sites in the Gambia. The analyses indica...
Itty, P.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Agyemang, K.
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Dwinger, R.H.
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[Economics of village production of N'Dama cattle in the Gambia]
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Economics of village production of N'Dama cattle in the Gambia
One of the factors that constrains animal draft power in livestock-rich countries like Ethiopia is the inadequate supply of livestock feed both in quantitative and qualitative terms. This problem in Ethiopia is aggravated by poor soil conditions across the highland areas. Inter-cropping of forage...
Kassie, M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Kassa, B.
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[An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach]
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An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach
A study undertaken to characterise and contrast some important chemical attributes of herbaceous and nonherbaceous forages selected by Ngisonyoka livestock throughout one annual cycle in Kenya.
Coppock, D.L.
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Swift, D.M.
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Ellis, J.E.
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Waweru, S.K.
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[Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock forage in south Turkana, Kenya]
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Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock forage in south Turkana, Kenya
Sweet sorghum is a multipurpose crop that comes up well under rainfed conditions in semi-arid tropics. While the stalk juice from sweet sorghum used for ethanol production, its grain is used for food and the bagasse as animal feed. The investigation had four objectives: 1) to popularize sweet sor...
Kumar, A.
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Reddy, B.V.S.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Samireddypalle, A.
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Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Reddy, R.
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Rao, P.S.
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Reddy, P.S.
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[On-farm evaluation of elite sweet sorghum genotypes for grain and stover yields and fodder quality]
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On-farm evaluation of elite sweet sorghum genotypes for grain and stover yields and fodder quality
Western Kenya is one of Africa’s most densely populated rural areas, characterised by intensive smallholder crop–livestock systems on degraded lands managed with small inputs of mineral fertiliser and animal manure. Competing uses for crop residues and other organic resources often results in poo...
Castellanos-Navarrete, A.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Feeding, crop residue and manure management for integrated soil fertility management—A case study from Kenya]
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Feeding, crop residue and manure management for integrated soil fertility management—A case study from Kenya
In Mali, small ruminants are a necessary part of mixed crop and livestock systems, and they fulfill various roles in the food security of households as sources of meat and milk, and means of additional income to meet food and cash needs. However, small ruminant production is challenged by the poo...
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Umutoni, Clarisse
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Dembele, T.
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Seydou, K.
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Samake, O.
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[Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali]
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Effects of feed and health interventions on small ruminant production in mixed crop-livestock systems in southern Mali
A collection of 74 perennial Panicum accessions, belonging to 6 different species, maintained at the field genebank of the International Livestock Research Institute, was described using 49 agromorphological characters in a multivariate analysis. Fifty-four accessions, for which coordinates of th...
Wouw, M. van de
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Jorge, M.A.B.
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Bierwirth, J.
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Hanson, Jean
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[Characterisation of a collection of perennial Panicum species]
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Characterisation of a collection of perennial Panicum species
This paper examines the nexus between milk production and water use in India. The nexus is examined in the context of extended consumptive water use (CWU) of milk production beyond drinking water. It includes the real CWU (evapotranspiration (ETa) that occurs during the production of green fodder...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Water-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future?]
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Water-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future?