In much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the lack of organic soil amendments constitutes one of the principal causes for declining soil fertility in intensifying farming systems. The challenge, therefore, remains to increase the availability of organic inputs and to develop recommendations for their ...
Schulz, S.
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Tian, G.
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Oyewole, B.
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Bako, S.
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[Rice mill waste as organic manure on a degraded Alfisol]
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Rice mill waste as organic manure on a degraded Alfisol
In the farming systems approach to technology development, trials are carried out on a limited number of farmers’ fields. Results of these trials are extrapolated to the entire target area and used either to identify directions for further research or to develop recommendations for farmers. Extra...
Smith, J.
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Walker, P.
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Oyewole, B.
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[Representativeness of farmers and sites in onfarm trials]
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Representativeness of farmers and sites in onfarm trials
The results are presented of a project to promote integrated Striga control (ISC) technologies to farmers in the Guinea savanna of northern Nigeria. Extension agents used a participatory research and extension approach (PREA) to encourage farmers to test and adopt ISC technologies. Over a 2-year ...
Franke, A.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Tarawali, G.
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Schulz, S.
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Hussaini, M.A.
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Kureh, I.
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White, R.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Oyewole, B.
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Olanrewaju, A.S.
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[Evaluating and scalingup integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria]
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Evaluating and scalingup integrated Striga hermonthica control technologies among farmers in northern Nigeria
A three-year trial was conducted on a degraded soil in the moist Guinea savanna of northern Nigeria to assess the possibility of improving productivity and economic viability of maize-based systems by incorporating short-season legumes and green manure crops into the cropping pattern. Treatments ...
Franke, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Oyewole, B.
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Bako, S.
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[Incorporating shortseason legumes and green manure crops into maizebased systems in the moist Guinea savanna of West Africa]
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Incorporating shortseason legumes and green manure crops into maizebased systems in the moist Guinea savanna of West Africa
On-farm trials were conducted at Kaduna in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria in 1996 and 1997. The objective was to investigate the residual effects of Mucuna and cowpea grown during the first 2-3months of the season on subsequent maize yields, to elicit farmers' feedback on these cropping s...
Oyewole, B.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Schulz, S.
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[Onfarm testing of Mucuna and cowpea double cropping with maize in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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Onfarm testing of Mucuna and cowpea double cropping with maize in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria
Manyong, V.
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Oyewole, B.
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[Spatial patterns of biological constraints to cassava and yam production in West and Central Africa: Implications for technology development and transfer]
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Spatial patterns of biological constraints to cassava and yam production in West and Central Africa: Implications for technology development and transfer
In the moist savanna zone with a 180 to 190 day growing period, early season cowpea immediately followed by a late season cereal crop can maximize the benefit of the legume to the cereal. Traditional cereal crops for this system are millet and sorghum but new early maize varieties can also be use...
Carsky, R.J.
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Singh, B.B.
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Oyewole, B.
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[Contribution of early season cowpea to late season maize in the savanna zone of West Africa]
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Contribution of early season cowpea to late season maize in the savanna zone of West Africa
The benefit of planted fallow with legume cover crops may be limited on P deficient soil. A trial was conducted at two P deficient sites in northern Nigeria to test the hypothesis that application of P to legume cover crop fallow can substitute for N application to subsequent maize. Mainplots con...
Carsky, R.J.
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Oyewole, B.
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Tian, G.
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[Effect of phosphorus application in legume cover crop rotation on subsequent maize in the savanna zone of West Africa]
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Effect of phosphorus application in legume cover crop rotation on subsequent maize in the savanna zone of West Africa
Manyong, Victor M.
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Smith, J.
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Weber, G.
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Jagtap, S.S.
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Oyewole, B.
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[Macrocharacterization of agricultural systems in West Africa: an overview]
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Macrocharacterization of agricultural systems in West Africa: an overview
The northern Guinea savanna is generally known to be suitable for the production of annual crops of short-to-medium duration but is threatened with soil degradation because of inadequate organic inputs. Trees can be one important source of organic supplement to crop fields. Farmers' preferences f...
Oyewole, B.
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Carsky, R.
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[Multiple purpose tree use by farmers using indigenous knowledge in subhumid and semiarid northern Nigeria]
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Multiple purpose tree use by farmers using indigenous knowledge in subhumid and semiarid northern Nigeria