Field trials were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Tilla (northern Guinea savanna) and Sabon-Gari (Sudan savanna) in northeast Nigeria to determine the performance of two improved cowpea varieties when relay-intercropped with early and late maize, 6 and 8 weeks after planting the maize. Grain yield,...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ekeleme, F.
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Chikoye, D.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Performance of semideterminate and indeterminate cowpeas relaycropped into maize in Northeast Nigeria]
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Performance of semideterminate and indeterminate cowpeas relaycropped into maize in Northeast Nigeria
A field trial was conducted during the rainy seasons of 2008 and 2009 at Samaru in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria to determine the performance of semi-determinate and indeterminate cowpea cultivars intercropped with extra early, early and late maize cultivars. The trial was laid out in a ran...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Performance of cowpea cultivars when grown as an intercrop with maize of contrasting maturities]
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Performance of cowpea cultivars when grown as an intercrop with maize of contrasting maturities
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria. Despite its high production potential, drought, Striga hermonthica parasitsim, and poor soil fertility particularly nitrogen deficiency limit maize production in the savannas. Breeders at IITA have developed drought-...
Kamara, A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Menkir, A.
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[Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties]
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Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties
Cowpea-maize intercropping causes low yields of cowpea due to shading effect by maize plants. Staggering of dates of planting of cowpea in an intercrop is a potential way of reducing intercrop shading while increasing cowpea yield. Nonetheless, contrasting cowpea cultivars may have differential r...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Chiezey, U.F.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system]
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Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system
Soils of the moist savanna of West Africa are poor in nitrogen; the natural fallow regeneration time has shortened; fertilizer costs and scarcity makes nitrogen (N) fertilizer input inadequate; and crop yields are low. In the region, lablab (Lablab purpureus L., sweet also known as Dolichos labla...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Odunze, A.C.
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Iwuafor, E.N.O.
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[Potential contribution of Lablab residues to maize production in moist savanna of West Africa]
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Potential contribution of Lablab residues to maize production in moist savanna of West Africa
Maize cultivation has recently expanded to the West African Sudan savannah and has the potential to play a key role
in the cropping systems of the region where intercrop yields have been low. Staggering planting date and
manipulating plant population of component crops are potential ways to impro...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Chiezey, U.F.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Response of cowpea to sowing date and maize plant population in a Sudan savannah environment]
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Response of cowpea to sowing date and maize plant population in a Sudan savannah environment
Performance under sub-optimal nitrogen (N) conditions, of early maturing maize cultivars bred for tolerance to drought and Striga parasitism in the Nigerian savanna is not known. This study evaluated the tolerance of selected early maturing drought and Striga-tolerant maize cultivars to low N con...
Kamara, A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Tofa, A.I.
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[Yield, N uptake and N utilization of early maturing, drought and striga-tolerant maize varieties under low N conditions]
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Yield, N uptake and N utilization of early maturing, drought and striga-tolerant maize varieties under low N conditions