Forage plant evaluation is carried out by many institutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa. However, the approach adopted at various locations varies. This manual outlines standard evaluation methodology, which will enable researchers throughout the region to obtain meaningful results from their f...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Hanson, Jean
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[Methods for the evaluation of forage legumes, grasses and fodder trees for use as livestock feed]
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Methods for the evaluation of forage legumes, grasses and fodder trees for use as livestock feed
Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbases are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensificatio...
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Naazie, A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Agyemang, K.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?]
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Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative?
A study was conducted in the humid-forest, forest-savanna, and Guinea savanna zones of West Africa from 1993 to 1999 to examine the effect of managing crop residues from cereal-legume cropping systems for mulch and fodder for sheeIncreasing the proportion of total crop residues produced from a un...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Agyare, W.A.
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Gbaraneh, L.D.
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Tanko, R.J.
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Akinlade, J.
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Omokaye, A.T.
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Karbo, N.
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Aboh, N.
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[Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones]
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Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones
An experiment was conducted on an Ultisol at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) High Rainfall Station, Onne, in the humid forest zone of south-eastern Nigeria. The objective of the study was to define groups of multipurpose trees using multiple variables to select material...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Ladipo, D.O.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Multipurpose tree selection for silvopastoral systems on acid Ultisols. The effect of grass competition on early growth of tree and shrub species]
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Multipurpose tree selection for silvopastoral systems on acid Ultisols. The effect of grass competition on early growth of tree and shrub species
Avornyo, Franklin K.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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[Effect of feed and health packages on the performance of small ruminants in northern Ghana]
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Effect of feed and health packages on the performance of small ruminants in northern Ghana
Larbi, Asamoah
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Addul Rahman, N.
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Kotu, B.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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Akakpo, D.B.
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Mellon, S.B.
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[Nitrogen rate and variety effect on profitability of maize production in northern Ghana]
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Nitrogen rate and variety effect on profitability of maize production in northern Ghana
Dei, H.
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Amponsah, B.
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Sarfo, G.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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[Options for Improving rural poultry and pig production]
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Options for Improving rural poultry and pig production
Tetteh, F.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Nketia, K.A.
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Senayah, J.K.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.
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Abdulrahman, N.
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[Suitability of soils for cereal cropping in northern Ghana]
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Suitability of soils for cereal cropping in northern Ghana
The effects were evaluated of six methods and six durations of seed treatment on the germination of wild sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) seeds. The treatments were as follows: (1) hot water at 80 °C, (2) hot water at 100 °C, (3) oven-drying at 80 °C, (4) oven-drying at 100 °C, (5) immersion in ...