The yield of plantain (Musa spp., AAB Simmonds) declines sharply after 1–2 years of cropping in West and Central Africa, due mainly to weeds and nematodes. A trial was carried out from January 2002 to October 2005 under two land-use systems (LUS) comprising 4–5 year-old bush fallow, dominated by ...
Banful, B.
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Hauser, S.
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Ofori, K.
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Kumaga, F.
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[Nematodes and weeds control effects of Pueraria phaseoloides and Flemingia macrophylla fallows on establishment, survival and yield of plantain]
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Nematodes and weeds control effects of Pueraria phaseoloides and Flemingia macrophylla fallows on establishment, survival and yield of plantain
Hauser, S.
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Gichuru, M.
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[Root distribution of Dactyladenia (Acioa) barteri and Senna (Cassia) siamea in alley cropping on Ultisol. II. Impact on water regime and consequences for experimental design]
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Root distribution of Dactyladenia (Acioa) barteri and Senna (Cassia) siamea in alley cropping on Ultisol. II. Impact on water regime and consequences for experimental design
Tenkouano, A.
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Hauser, S.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Clean planting materials and management practices for sustained production of banana and plantain in Africa]
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Clean planting materials and management practices for sustained production of banana and plantain in Africa
We aimed to quantify the relative impact of slashing, mulching, burning and cropping on surface casting by earthworms and whether effects were due to treatments per-se or to the changes in soil temperature and water content they may induce. Surface cast production was monitored during two maize c...
Norgrove, L.
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Nkem, J.N.
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Hauser, S.
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[Effects of residue management on earthworm cast production after Chromolaena odorata short fallow in the humid tropics]
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Effects of residue management on earthworm cast production after Chromolaena odorata short fallow in the humid tropics
Enesi, R.O.
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Hauser, S.
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López Montez, A.
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Osonubi, O.
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[Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria]
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Yam tuber and maize grain yield response to cropping system intensification in south-west Nigeria
Experiments were conducted to investigate the potential allelopathic effects of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Gmelina arborea and Flemingia macrophylla leaf material on the germination of maize and early growth of cassava cuttings. Incubation of maize seeds with freshly added G. arborea and C. si...
Hauser, S.
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[Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava]
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Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
Plantain is an important staple food in West and Central Africa and the Congo Basin. The crop is largely grown in extensive 'slash and burn' systems, drawing heavily on the natural resource base, but is low-yielding due to its high susceptibility to a complex of root and corm pests and diseases. ...
Hauser, S.
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[Plantain (Musa spp. AAB) bunch yield and root health response to combinations of physical, thermal and chemical sucker sanitation measures]
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Plantain (Musa spp. AAB) bunch yield and root health response to combinations of physical, thermal and chemical sucker sanitation measures
Biological and chemical components of soil fertility were quantified under three different fallow types and related to soil quality of an Ultisol in southern Cameroon at the end of a 9-month fallow. Soil organic matter (SOM), soil exchangeable Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+ and available P concentrations, eff...
Lack of crop yield response to planted tree fallow led to introducing a two-year fallow phase to
determine if planted tree fallow can improve soil fertility and yields over a no-tree control. Three
cycles of two years fallow followed by slash-and-burn land preparation and one year of groundnut
/c...
Hauser, S.
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[Groundnut cassava maize intercrop yields over three cycles of planted tree fallow/crop rotations on Ultisol in Southern Cameroon]
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Groundnut cassava maize intercrop yields over three cycles of planted tree fallow/crop rotations on Ultisol in Southern Cameroon
Biomass production and nutrient uptake of all components in planted Senna
spectabilis, Dactyladenia barteri and Flemingia macrophylla hedgerow fallow were
determined after three two-year fallow phases and compared to natural fallow. Total
above-ground biomass production after each of three fallow...
Hauser, S.
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[Biomass production, nutrient uptake and partitioning in planted Senna spectabilis, Flemingia macrophylla and Dactyladenia barteria fallow systems over three fallow/cropping cycles on Ultisol]
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Biomass production, nutrient uptake and partitioning in planted Senna spectabilis, Flemingia macrophylla and Dactyladenia barteria fallow systems over three fallow/cropping cycles on Ultisol