Examines the potential of forage legume-cereal intercrops in enhancing soil fertility and increasing crop and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Discusses inter/relay cropping systems, forage legumes in cereal systems, improvement of feed quality and enhancement of soil fertility and com...
Nnadi, L.A.
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Haque, I.
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[Forage legume-cereal systems: Improvement of soil fertility and agricultural productivity with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa]
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Forage legume-cereal systems: Improvement of soil fertility and agricultural productivity with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa
Examines ILCA's research on forage legumes in the past few years; discusses the potential role of forage legumes in increasing crop-livestock productivity in sub-Saharan Africa; and outlines priorities for future research.
Nnadi, L.A.
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Haque, I.
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[Les legumineuses fourrageres dans les systemes Africains d'agriculture mixte]
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Les legumineuses fourrageres dans les systemes Africains d'agriculture mixte
Cereal-legume intercrops are quite common in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most of the research in this area has concentrated on grain legumes or pasture grass-legume mixtures. More recently, attention has been called to the integration of forage legumes with livestock production. While it is know...
Nnadi, L.A.
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Haque, I.
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[Performance of forage legume-maize intercrops on an upland soil of Ethiopian highlands]
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Performance of forage legume-maize intercrops on an upland soil of Ethiopian highlands
Examines ILCA's research on forage legumes in the past few years; discusses the potential role of forage legumes in increasing crop-livestock productivity in sub-Saharan Africa; and outlines priorities for future research.