Maize is becoming the major food crop around Lake Victoria. Major constraints to its production are Striga, stem borer, and declining soil fertility. Innovative integrated technologies have been developed: the push pull system (intercropping with Desmodium and surrounded by Napier grass), soybe...
Groot, Hugo de
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Rutto, E
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Odhiambo, G
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Kanampui, F
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Khan, Z.R.
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Coe, R.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis]
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Participatory evaluation of integrated pest and soil fertility management options using ordered categorical data analysis
The Global Yield Gap Atlas project (GYGA - http://yieldgap.org ) has undertaken a yield gap assessment following the protocol recommended by van Ittersum et. al. (van Ittersum et. al., 2013). This datafile holds the results for rainfed maize.
Smale, Melinda
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Simpungwe, Eliab
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Birol, Ekin
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Mutale, Raphael
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[The changing structure of the maize seed industry in Zambia: prospects for orange maize]
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The changing structure of the maize seed industry in Zambia: prospects for orange maize
While Kenyan farmers still grow many traditional maiz e varieties, they increasingly face soil, pest and environmental constraints to crop productivity.
Groot, Hugo de
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Siambi, M
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[Comparing and integrating farmers' and breeders' evaluations of maize varieties in East Africa]
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Comparing and integrating farmers' and breeders' evaluations of maize varieties in East Africa