Corn (Zea mays L.) production is gradually spreading into the Sudan savanna zone of West Africa where production is limited by erratic and inadequate rainfall. To increase corn production, production practices should be properly designed to minimize the eff ects of low precipitation and high tem...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Chikoye, D.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production]
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Planting date and cultivar effects on grain yield in dryland corn production
The effects of nitrogen (N) rate and weed interference on the grain yield of four corn genotypes were investigated in 2002
and 2003 at Ikenne (7u389N, 3u429E), Shika (11u119N, 7u389E), and Samaru (10u249N, 7u429E) in Nigeria. Nitrogen
(N) at 0, 30, 60, and 90 kg N ha21 were the main plot treatmen...
Chikoye, D.
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Lum, A.F.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Menkir, A.
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Kamara, A.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Response of corn genotypes to weed interference and nitrogen in Nigeria]
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Response of corn genotypes to weed interference and nitrogen in Nigeria
The effects of a new formulation of atrazine for weed control in maize were studied during the wet season of 2002 and 2003 at Ibadan, Nigeria. The treatments were the new formulation at doses from 1.0 to 3.5 kg a.i./ha and the old formulation at the recommended dose of 3.0 kg a.i./ha. Untreated a...
Chikoye, D.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Lum, A.
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[Performance of a new formulation of atrazine for weed control in maize in Nigeria]
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Performance of a new formulation of atrazine for weed control in maize in Nigeria
In the dry savannas of West and Central Africa, where low soil fertility, unpredictable rainfall, weed competition and recurrent drought are major constraints to maize production, the development of tropical maize genotypes with high and stable yields under drought and low-nitrogen condition is v...
Azeez, J.
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Chikoye, D.
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Kamara, A.
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Menkir, A.
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Adetunji, M.
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[Effect of drought and weed management on maize genotypes and the tensiometric soil water content of an eutric nitisol in south Western Nigeria]
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Effect of drought and weed management on maize genotypes and the tensiometric soil water content of an eutric nitisol in south Western Nigeria
Field studies were conducted in 2002 and 2003 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects on weed control in maize of a new formulation of a mixture of atrazine and metolachlor. The treatments were the new formulation of the mixture at doses from 1.0 to 4.0 kg a.i. ha–1 and the old formulation of...
Chikoye, D.
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Udensi, U.
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Lum, A.
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[Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria]
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Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria
Cogongrass is an aggressive perennial weed, which causes severe yield losses in major crops of the moist savanna of West Africa. Field studies were conducted from 2000 to 2002 at Alabata and Ilorin, Nigeria, to evaluate the influence of dosage and time of nicosulfuron application on the control o...
Fontem Lum, A.
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Chikoye, D.
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Adesiyan, S.
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[Effect of nicosulfuron dosages and timing on the post emergence control of cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) in corn (Zea mays)]
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Effect of nicosulfuron dosages and timing on the post emergence control of cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) in corn (Zea mays)
Cogongrass [Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.] is a major weed in the tropics where land is intensively cultivated and fallow duration is less than 5 yr. Field studies were conducted in 1999 and 2000 in Nigeria to evaluate cogongrass response to combinations of five weed control options. Treatmen...
Chikoye, D.
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Udensi, U.
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Ogunyemi, S.
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[Integrated management of cogongrass [Imperata cylindrica (L.) Rauesch.] in corn using tillage, glyphosate, row spacing, cultivar and cover cropping]
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Integrated management of cogongrass [Imperata cylindrica (L.) Rauesch.] in corn using tillage, glyphosate, row spacing, cultivar and cover cropping
Speargrassseverely constraints crop production in the sub-humid lowlands of West Africa. Researchers have identified and demonstrated effectivemanagement techniques but the adoption rate among farmers is still low. Data were collected from 41 communities in Cross River, Kogi and BenueStates in Ni...
Chikoye, D.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Tarawali, G.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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Nielsen, O.
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Ibana, S.
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Avav, T.
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[Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria]
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Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria
Historical and recent aerial photograph and satellite images were analysed to study the change of land use/land cover and soil degradation in different agroecological zones of Nigeria and Benin. The sites were characterized by an expansion of farmland at the expense of forest and shrub, fallow an...
Junge, B.
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Alabi, T.
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Sonder, Kai
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Marcus, S.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Chikoye, D.
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Stahr, Karl
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[Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa]
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Use of remote sensing and GIS for improved natural resources management: case study from different agroecological zones of West Africa
Cowpea is an important food, cash and fodder crop in Sub-Saharan Africa and has potential of
becoming an industrial crop. A trial was conducted to evaluate selected improved and popular varieties
of cowpea for physicochemical characteristics that can help to promote commercial production and
indu...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Ihedioha, D.
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Chikoye, D.
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[Variation in physicochemical properties of seed of selected improved varieties of cowpea as it relates to industrial utilization of the crop]
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Variation in physicochemical properties of seed of selected improved varieties of cowpea as it relates to industrial utilization of the crop