Gives an overview of some national efforts to develop seed production infrastructure. Highlights some of the research conducted on seed production in herbage crops. Outlines recent developments in terms of regional and international activities to support national efforts for increased herbage see...
Jutzi, S.C.
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[Herbage seed production in sub-Saharan Africa, its integration in national pasture research and seed industry development and prospects for regional supporting activities]
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Herbage seed production in sub-Saharan Africa, its integration in national pasture research and seed industry development and prospects for regional supporting activities
The Joint Vertisol Project which, by its nature and intention has dealt with natural resource research and development, has inherently addressed the complexity of factors and interactions among them. This has led to the two dimension strategy of choice or prioritisation: 1) issues related to rese...
Abebe, M.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[The joint project on Vertisols management retrospect and prospects]
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The joint project on Vertisols management retrospect and prospects
Presents papers and abstracts on the management of vertisols in sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world. Overviews the importance, distribution, agroclimatology and properties of vertisols and the Indian Vertisol technology experience. Reviews resource assessment and management and highli...
Jutzi, S.C.
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Haque, I.
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McIntire, John M.
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Stares, J.E.S.
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[Management of Vertisols in sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of a conference]
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Management of Vertisols in sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of a conference
The weed seed bank under seven fallow tree species was analysed in size and composition five years after tree establishment. The seed bank was lower in Enterolobium cyclocarpum fallows than in the other tree fallows at both 0-5 and 5-10 cm depths. Nuclea latifolia and Terminalia superba tree fall...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Chikoye, D.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Differences in weed seed banks in planted tree fallows in southwestern Nigeria]
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Differences in weed seed banks in planted tree fallows in southwestern Nigeria
Weed seed bank size and composition were analysed in 1995 and 1996 in maize fields mulched with pruning from Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, and Senna siamea in South Western Nigeria. Plots mulched with pruning from the three trees had a lower weed seed bank in the first year of croppin...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Chikoye, D.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Weed seed bank size and composition in an arable crop mulched with pruning from three multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria]
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Weed seed bank size and composition in an arable crop mulched with pruning from three multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria
Cutting and carrying of mulch from established tree plots is an alternative to in situ mulch in agroforestry systems. Through the cut-and-carry method, the undesirable e ects of tree-crop competition characterized by in situ mulching can be avoided. An economic evaluation of the cut-and-carry met...
Kormawa, P.M.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Sanginga, N.
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[Economic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Economic evaluation of using mulch from multipurpose trees in maizebased production systems in southwestern Nigeria
Investigates the effects of improved surface drainage on the productivity of Vertisols in a wheat-and-chickpea cropping trial conducted in 1987 at ILCA;s Debre Zeit research site in the Ethiopian highlands. Chickpea plots were subjected to four irrigation treatments, viz, no irrigation, irrigatio...
Astatke, A.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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Tedla, A.
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[Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system]
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Sequential cropping of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands using a broadbed-and-furrow system
On the basis of an analysis of 2127 reports on animal feed research and development from seven national programmes in eastern and southern Africa, this paper intends to give a profile of animal feed research in the area since meaningful records have been available, to establish major trends in th...
Jutzi, S.C.
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[Animal feed research in eastern and southern Africa; priorities and trends]
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Animal feed research in eastern and southern Africa; priorities and trends
The use of agroforestry systems in which pruning from trees is used to mulch the companion crops is an important area of research in the tropics. However, previous studies mostly evaluated the contribution of mulch to soil improvement and rarely examined the effect of mulch on weeds. Field experi...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria]
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Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria
Leaf extracts and mulch from 14 multipurpose trees were used to test their effects on maize germination, growth and yield. Maize germination was significantly reduced by leaf extracts of all species with increasing extract concentration. The most drastic reductions were caused by Gliricidia sepiu...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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Sanginga, N.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[The effects of mulch from selected multipurpose trees on nitrogen nutrition, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays)]
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The effects of mulch from selected multipurpose trees on nitrogen nutrition, growth and yield of maize (Zea mays)