The increasing interest in crop-livestock integration in sub-Saharan Africa has emphasised the beneficial uses of forage legumes in cereal-based cropping systems. Forage legume-cereal cropping systems were evaluated in 1989 and 1990 at the ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the S...
Kouame, C.
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Hoefs, S.
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Powell, J.M.
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Roxas, D.
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Renard, C.
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[Intercrop Stylosanthes effects on millet yields and animal performance in the Sahel]
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Intercrop Stylosanthes effects on millet yields and animal performance in the Sahel
The integration of forage legumes into the low-input, cereal-based farming system of the Sahel may be the key to sustaining soil, crop, and livestock production. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of intercropping the forage legumes Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Slston or ...
Kouame, C.N.
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Powell, J.M.
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Renard, C.A.
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Quesenberry, K.H.
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[Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel]
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Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel
A study conducted to test the stability of HI (Harvest Index) relationships for major crops cultivated in West Africa over a range of management levels as an indicator of the quantity of crop residue on offer and to divide the residue of each crop into component plant parts to gain preliminary in...
Powell, J.M.
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[Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African savannah zone]
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Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African savannah zone
Describes a study to determine grain & stover yields of sorghum & millet under traditional farming systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and observe consumption of stover components by livestock within the first two months of the dry season, w. data on chemical composition of leaf & stalk compo...
Powell, J.M.
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[Yields of sorghum and millet and stover consumption by livestock in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Yields of sorghum and millet and stover consumption by livestock in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Animal manure is of vital importance to soil-fertility maintenance in semi-arid West Africa due to its intrinsic value as a soil amendment and because of the low level of inorganic fertiliser use. This paper provides a regional overview of manure utilisation for food crop production. Results of e...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity]
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Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity