The International Institute of Agriculture (IITA) is among the major suppliers of genetic materials to national agricultural research and extension systems in West and Central Africa for the development of improved maize varieties. This paper presents the results of a survey of the impact of germ...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Kling, J.
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Mankinde, K.
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Ajala, S.
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Menkir, A.
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[Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa]
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Impact of IITA germplasm improvement on maize production in West and Central Africa
Smith, J.
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Weber, G.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Fakorede, M.A.B.
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[Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria]
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Fostering sustainable increases in maize productivity in Nigeria
In 1987, the leguminous cover crop Mucuna pruriens var. utilis was introduced on researcher-managed demonstration fields for novel technologies. The objective was to ad-dress the serious soil-fertility decline on the Adja Plateau in southern Bénin. But farmers were more impressed by the ability o...
L'histoire du Mucuna a commencé en République du Bénin en 1987, lorsque le Mucunapruriens var. utilis a été introduit aux paysans du village de Zouzouvou sur le plateauAdja. Bien qu'au départ le Mucuna ait été présenté aux paysans pour restaurer la fertilitédes sols, ceux-ci ont été plus impressi...
Versteeg, M.
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Amadji, F.
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Eteka, A.
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Houndekon, V.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Collaboration to increase the use of Mucuna in production systems in Benin]
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Collaboration to increase the use of Mucuna in production systems in Benin