Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)/Maize (Zea mays L.) intercropping is so popular in Nigeria that a cassava/maize intercropping package is recommended to small-scale farmers. Farmers insist on including low-growing vegetables like okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) and egusi melon (Citrullus l...
Ikeorgu, J.
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Ezumah, H.C.
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Wahua, T.A.
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[Productivity of species in cassava/maize/okra/egusi melon complex mixtures in Nigeria]
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Productivity of species in cassava/maize/okra/egusi melon complex mixtures in Nigeria
A two year trial was conducted a11badan to determine the effects of okra and melon on the soil moisture and leaf water status of cassava/maize intercrops. Inclusion of melon into a cassava/maize mixture. Especially where the cassava had sparse canopy, appeared to be an effective means of conservi...
Ikeorgu, J.
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Wahua, T.
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Ezumah, H.
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[Effects of melon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench) on the soil moisture and leaf water status of intercropped cassava/maize in Nigeria]
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Effects of melon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] Moench) on the soil moisture and leaf water status of intercropped cassava/maize in Nigeria
The overall goal of the five year project “Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa” (YIIFSWA) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria was to: (a) increase yam productivity by 40% for 2,00,0...
Maroya, N.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Mignouna, Djana B.
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López Montes, A.
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Kleih, U.K.
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Phillips, D.
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Ndiame, F.
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Ikeorgu, J.
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Otoo, E.
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[Yam improvement for income and food security in west Africa: effectiveness of a multidisciplinary and multiinstitutional teamwork]
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Yam improvement for income and food security in west Africa: effectiveness of a multidisciplinary and multiinstitutional teamwork