Parkia is a pantropical genus of about 30-40 tree legume species of considerable evolutionary, taxonomic, biological and economic improtance in Africa, Asia and South America. It has several uses, including fodder, food, medicine, green manure, fuel and timber. This paper reviews the scattered li...
Sabiiti, E.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Parkia biglobosa: A potential multipurpose fodder tree legume in West Africa]
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Parkia biglobosa: A potential multipurpose fodder tree legume in West Africa
Fodder tree legumes are valuable sources of high quality feed in the dry season when pasture productivity can be low and of poor quality. To ensure sustained fodder availability from Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit and Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp in the dry season (November-February) the b...
Cobbina, J.
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[Strategies for increased fodder production from Leucaena and Gliricidia to eliminate dry season feed shortages in the humid tropics]
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Strategies for increased fodder production from Leucaena and Gliricidia to eliminate dry season feed shortages in the humid tropics
A study was conducted at Fasola in southwest Nigeria to determine the best tree cutting scheme for forage production and the effects of hedge configurations on tree, grass and total forage productivity of 6-8 year-old leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit) and gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium ...
Ezenwa, I.
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Reynolds, L.
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Akenova, M.E.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Cutting management of alley cropped leucaena/gliricidia - guinea grass mixtures for forage production in southwestern Nigeria]
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Cutting management of alley cropped leucaena/gliricidia - guinea grass mixtures for forage production in southwestern Nigeria
A study conducted to determine the effect of inter-site variation in soil fertility on plant growth as well as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrition of leucaena and gliricidia.
Cobbina, J.
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Kang, B.T.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Effect of soil fertility on early growth of leucaena and gliricidia in alley farms]
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Effect of soil fertility on early growth of leucaena and gliricidia in alley farms
Determines the effect of management regimes (cutting frequency and height) on the coppicing ability, fodder production and nutritive value potentials of cultivated Parkia trees compared with Gliricidia. The study has shown that the tree has a potential as fodder for livestock as well as human foo...
Sabiiti, E.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Initial agronomic evaluation of Parkia biglobosa in the humid zone of Nigeria]
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Initial agronomic evaluation of Parkia biglobosa in the humid zone of Nigeria
Larbi, Asamoah
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Orok, E.J.
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Idiong, N.B.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Alchornea cordifolia, a promising indigenous browse species adapted to acid soils in southeastern Nigeria for integrated crop-livestock agroforestry production systems]
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Alchornea cordifolia, a promising indigenous browse species adapted to acid soils in southeastern Nigeria for integrated crop-livestock agroforestry production systems
In alley farming, crop response to mulching is the most important determinant of whether or not the use of prunings for feeding animals is economic. The aim of this paper is to use some recent agronomic and animal nutrition trial data to reassess whether it is economic to add small ruminants to a...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Cobbina, J.
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Reynolds, L.
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[Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria]
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Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
The effect of managing hedgerow foliage for mulch and fodder in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium alley farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics was studied in on-station and on-farm experiments in southwestern Nigeria. Yields increased as the proportion of...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria]
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Effect of taking fodder crop on maize grain yield and soil chemical properties in Leucaena and Gliricidia alley farming systems in western Nigeria
Determines whether small quantity of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with phosphorus will enhance rapid early growth of Leucaena leucocephala, especially, on the highly weathered, low organic matter and low available P soils; and concludes that fertilizer N and P application increased growth r...
Cobbina, J.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol
Cobbina, J.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Kang, B.T.
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[Leguminous browse supplementation effect on the agronomic value of sheep and goat manure]
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Leguminous browse supplementation effect on the agronomic value of sheep and goat manure