A field trial was conducted during the rainy seasons of 2008 and 2009 at Samaru in northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria to determine the performance of semi-determinate and indeterminate cowpea cultivars intercropped with extra early, early and late maize cultivars. The trial was laid out in a ran...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Performance of cowpea cultivars when grown as an intercrop with maize of contrasting maturities]
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Performance of cowpea cultivars when grown as an intercrop with maize of contrasting maturities
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria. Despite its high production potential, drought, Striga hermonthica parasitsim, and poor soil fertility particularly nitrogen deficiency limit maize production in the savannas. Breeders at IITA have developed drought-...
Kamara, A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Menkir, A.
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[Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties]
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Assessment of nitrogen uptake and utilization in drought tolerant and Striga resistant tropical maize varieties
In order to facilitate a scientific assessment of the viability of the IAR4D concept, this paper analyzed the factors affecting adoption of agricultural technologies as well as determined the profitability of cereals and legumes in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria. Data were obtained from the baselin...
Ayanwale, A.B.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.
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Adekunle, A.A.
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Fatunbi, O.
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Ayedun, B.
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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[Determinants of adoption of agricultural innovations and profitability of cereals and legumes in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria]
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Determinants of adoption of agricultural innovations and profitability of cereals and legumes in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria
Cowpea-maize intercropping causes low yields of cowpea due to shading effect by maize plants. Staggering of dates of planting of cowpea in an intercrop is a potential way of reducing intercrop shading while increasing cowpea yield. Nonetheless, contrasting cowpea cultivars may have differential r...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Kamara, A.
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Chiezey, U.F.
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Onyibe, J.E.
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[Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system]
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Agronomic responses of diverse cowpea cultivars to planting date and cropping system
This study undertakes an ex‐ante evaluation of the effects of alternative technology and policy options on soybean supply and demand in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) to 2050. Current soybean consumption in SSA is dominated by cooking oil followed by soybean cake used as animal feed. Due to weak proces...
Gbegbelegbe, S.
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Alene, A.
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Kamara, A.
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Wiebe, K.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Mkandawire, P.
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[Ex‐ante evaluation of promising soybean innovations for sub‐Saharan Africa]
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Ex‐ante evaluation of promising soybean innovations for sub‐Saharan Africa
Cultural and biological control measures have failed to provide satisfactory management of Striga gesnerioides, a major biotic constraint to cowpea production in sub-Saharan Africa. Field trials were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of imazaquin seed treatment (at 0.00, 0.06, and 0.24 kg a.i. h...
Lado, A.
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Hussaini, M.A.
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Kamara, A.
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[Effectiveness of imazaquin seed treatment on Striga gesnerioides control and growth traits of seven cowpea genotypes]
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Effectiveness of imazaquin seed treatment on Striga gesnerioides control and growth traits of seven cowpea genotypes
Diagnostic on-farm nutrient omission trials were conducted over two cropping seasons (2015 and 2016) to assess soil nutrients related constraints to maize yield in the northern Nigerian savanna agro-ecological zone and to quantify their variability. Two sets of trials were conducted side by side,...
Shehu, B.M.
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Merckx, R.
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Jibrin, J.M.
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Kamara, A.
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Rurinda, J.
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[Quantifying variability in maize yield response to nutrient applications in the northern Nigeria Savanna]
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Quantifying variability in maize yield response to nutrient applications in the northern Nigeria Savanna
High cost of nitrogen fertilizer coupled with frequent occurrence of drought has forced many maize (Zea mays L.) growers in sub-Saharan Africa to either apply fertilizer below optimal dose or no fertilizer to their maize fields. The objectives of this study were to (i) compare the performance of ...
Meseka, S.K.
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Menkir, A.
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Elhassan, A.
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Ibrahim, S.S.
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Ajala, S.
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Kamara, A.
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[Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen]
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Responses of maize hybrids developed for drought tolerance to low soil nitrogen
Nitrogen stress is a major nutrient constraint to maize productivity in the Northern Guinea savanna of West and Central Africa. Thus, improved maize germplasm tolerant to low N with the capacity to utilize N more efficiently together with improved agronomic practices appear to be the primary cont...
Omoigui, L.
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Alabi, S.
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Ado, S.
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Ajala, S.
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Kamara, A.
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[Genetic gains from cycles of fullsib recurrent selection for low nitrogen tolerance in a tropical maize population]
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Genetic gains from cycles of fullsib recurrent selection for low nitrogen tolerance in a tropical maize population
Ortiz, R.
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Ekanayake, I.J.
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Mahalakshmi, V.
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Kamara, A.
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Menkir, A.
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Nigan, S.N.
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Singh, B.B.
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Saxena, N.P.
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[Development of drought resistant and water stress tolerant crops through traditional breeding]
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Development of drought resistant and water stress tolerant crops through traditional breeding