Certain rhizobacteria exert considerable influence on plant growth and development, particularly under limiting conditions. The effects of some indigenous soil microbial isolates and commercially produced microbial inoculants, referred to as bio-inoculants, on the growth and dry matter yield (DMY...
Laditi, M.A.
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Nwoke, C.
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Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Ogunjobi, A.
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[Evaluation of microbial inoculants as biofertilizers for the improvement of growth and yield of soybean and maize crops in savanna soils]
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Evaluation of microbial inoculants as biofertilizers for the improvement of growth and yield of soybean and maize crops in savanna soils
Plants growing in acid soils suffer both phosphorus (P) deficiency and aluminum (Al) toxicity stresses. Selection of genotypes for adaptation to either P deficiency or Al toxicity has sometimes been unsuccessful because these two soil factors often interact. Two experiments were conducted to eval...
Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Nolte, C.
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Aluminum resistance of cowpea as affected by phosphorusdeficiency stress]
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Aluminum resistance of cowpea as affected by phosphorusdeficiency stress
The use of microbial inoculants and less expensive sources of plant nutrients such as foliar fertilizers are ways to practice low-input agriculture, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where smallholder farmers’ soil nutrients are depleted. However, the application of microbial inoculants and foliar...
N’cho, C.
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Yusuf, A.A.
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Ama–Abina, J.
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Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Savane, I.
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[Effects of commercial microbial inoculants and foliar fertilizers on soybean nodulation and yield in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria]
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Effects of commercial microbial inoculants and foliar fertilizers on soybean nodulation and yield in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria
We conducted field experiments over 2 years on two acid soils of southern Cameroon to test whether efficient uptake and use of phosphorus (P) from less available sources by grain legume genotypes could benefit subsequent rotational maize. We grew two crops each year. For the first crop we grew 4 ...
Jemo, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Nolte, C
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Tchienkoua, M
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon]
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Phosphorus benefits from grain-legume crops to subsequent maize grown on acid soils of southern Cameroon
Soil fertility problems resulting in low maize yields in smallholder farms are common in the West
African moist savanna. The effectiveness of commercial foliar fertilizers in improving maize
growth and yield was evaluated in three savanna agro-ecological zones of Nigeria in two steps.
In step one...
Jemo, M.
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Nwoke, C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria]
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Response of maize (Zea mays) to the application of foliar fertilizers in the Sudan and Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria
During recent decennia, new commercial products have appeared on the market as alternatives to common fertilizers. While some of these products are
based on well-established technologies, such as rhizobium inoculation, others have not been subjected to scientific scrutiny. During 3 years, we eval...
Jefwa, J.M.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Jemo, M.
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Thuita, Moses N.
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Mutegi, E.
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Laditi, M.A.
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Faye, A.
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Kavoo, A.
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Munyahali, W.
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Herselman, L.
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Atieno, M.
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Okalebo, J.R.
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Yusuf, A.
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Ibrahim, A.
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Ndung’u-Magiroi, K.W.
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Asrat, A.
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Muletta, D.
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Ncho, C.
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Kamaa, M.
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Lesueur, Didier
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[Do commercial biological and chemical products increase crop yields and economic returns under smallholder farmer conditions?]
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Do commercial biological and chemical products increase crop yields and economic returns under smallholder farmer conditions?
This paper evaluates the costs and returns incurred by the use of chemical and biological crop products among households in five selected Compro communities in the derived, Southern Guinea, Northern Guinea, Sudan and Sahel Savanna agro-ecological zones (AEZs) in West Africa. Sixty households were...
Bamire, A.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Jemo, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Yusuf, A.A.
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Nwoke, C.
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[Profitability analysis of commercial chemical and biological crop products among farm households in agroecological zones of West Africa]
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Profitability analysis of commercial chemical and biological crop products among farm households in agroecological zones of West Africa
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potential of 12 soybean genotypes were evaluated in condition of low and sufficient supply in two acid soils of southern Cameroon. The P sources were Togolese phosphate rock (PR) and triple super phosphate (TSP). The experiment was carried out during two consecu...
Jemo, M.
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Nolte, C.
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Tchienkoua, M.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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[Biological nitrogen fixation potential by soybeans at two lowP soils of southern Cameroon]
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Biological nitrogen fixation potential by soybeans at two lowP soils of southern Cameroon
Recently, there has been a lot of interest to promote bio-fertilizers for eco-efficient intensification of agricultural systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Bio-fertilizers are considered cost-effective and environmentally-friendly. In SSA, bio-fertilizers have not been sufficiently evaluated for...
Masso, C.
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Jefwa, J.M.
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Jemo, M.
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Thuita, Moses N.
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Tarus, D.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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[Impact of inadequate regulatory frameworks on the adoption of bio-fertilizer (eg PGPR) technologies: a case study of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Impact of inadequate regulatory frameworks on the adoption of bio-fertilizer (eg PGPR) technologies: a case study of sub-Saharan Africa