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Speargrass is a serious weed in many farming systems of West Africa. Participatory research and extension approaches were used to promote farmer testing of alternative speargrass management options in yam, cassava and soybean in Nigeria. Treatments were paired plots with a farmers' control and at...


Chikoye, D.Ellis-Jones, J.Avav, T.Kormawa, P.M.Udensi, U.E.Tarawali, G.Nielsen, O.K.[Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria]Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria

Cogongrass and guineagrass are serious perennial weeds in small-scale farms in lowland subhumid zones of West Africa. Field studies were conducted in 2002 and 2003 at two sites in Ibadan, Nigeria [Ijaye and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)], to evaluate the effect of rim...


Chikoye, D.Udensi, U.E.Lum, A.F.Ekeleme, F.[Rimsulfuron for postemergence weed control in corn in humid tropical environments of Nigeria]Rimsulfuron for postemergence weed control in corn in humid tropical environments of 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.Udensi, U.Lum, A.[Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria]Evaluation of a new formulation of atrazine and metolachlor mixture for weed control in maize in Nigeria

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.Ellis-Jones, J.Tarawali, G.Kormawa, P.M.Nielsen, O.Ibana, S.Avav, T.[Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria]Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria

Cogongrass is a serious weed in small-scale farms in the lowland humid zone of West Africa. This study evaluated the response of cogongrass to herbicides and the legume cover crop velvetbean in cassava and white Guinea yam. In 2001/2002, cassava tuber yields and gross ...


Chikoye, D.Ellis-Jones, J.Kormawa, P.M.Udensi, U.Ibana, S.Avav, T.[Options for cogongrass ((Imperata cylindrica) control in white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and cassava (Manihot esculenta)1]Options for cogongrass ((Imperata cylindrica) control in white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and cassava (Manihot esculenta)1

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