Reports the response of two stylo cultivars, viz, stylosanthes hamata cv verano and stylosanthes guianensis cv cook to 'Kanwa' - a naturally occuring salt traditionally used as a cattle lick - but which shows the presence of various essential nutrients for plants. Discusses the implications to ag...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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[Effect of the naturally occurring salt 'Kanwa' as a fertilizer on the productivity of Stylosanthes in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Effect of the naturally occurring salt 'Kanwa' as a fertilizer on the productivity of Stylosanthes in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Reviews literature on productivity & nutritive value of shrubs for livestock production in Africa. Includes suggestion on areas for further research & development.
Otsyina, R.M.
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Mlay, D.G.
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[Dairy production and related environmental issues in Tanzania]
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Dairy production and related environmental issues in Tanzania
Discusses some methods of growing cereal Crops in association with Stylosanthes in traditional Crop-livestock production systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Examines effects of undersowing Stylo on sorghum yield and total fodder; land preparation on grain & fodder production; land history on...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Otsyina, R.M.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Potential role for Stylo in traditional crop and livestock production systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone]
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Potential role for Stylo in traditional crop and livestock production systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone
Defines some of the terms commonly used and misused in forage production and management in relation to farming systems research. Also provides a quick reference of some of the pasture and forage species found in the subhumid zone of Nigeria.
Otsyina, R.M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Annex 1. A. Common terminologies in pasture and forage science. B. Tropical pasture and forage species in the subhumid zone]
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Annex 1. A. Common terminologies in pasture and forage science. B. Tropical pasture and forage species in the subhumid zone
Until recently kanwa has primarily been known as a mineral supplement fed to traditionally managed cattle in central and northern Nigeria. Preliminary studies carried out by ILCA's Subhumid Zone Programme in 1984 indicated its potential as an economically attractive source of plant micronutrients...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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Suleiman, H.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Kanwa cattle salt as a potential micronutrient fertilizer in Nigeria's middle belt]
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Kanwa cattle salt as a potential micronutrient fertilizer in Nigeria's middle belt
Otsyina, R.M.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Manuel de Mise en Place et de Gestion des Banques Fourrageres]
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Manuel de Mise en Place et de Gestion des Banques Fourrageres
Otsyina, R.M.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Manual on Fodder Bank Establishment and Management]
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Manual on Fodder Bank Establishment and Management
It has always been difficult to find forage legumes with the production characteristics that can help maximise animal performance, and that are also adapted to the alternating wet and dry seasons of the subhumid zone of africa. Among the characters in demand are drought tolerance, good herbage pr...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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[Evaluation of some Stylosanthes accessions for subhumid conditions of Nigeria]
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Evaluation of some Stylosanthes accessions for subhumid conditions of Nigeria