High population growth and consequent pressure for food is driving agriculture towards greater intensification in West Africa. However, due to inadequate use/availability of farm manure and fertilisers, there is a continuous decline in soil fertility and overall crop productivity. This trend must...
Singh, B.B.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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[Trends in development of crop varieties for improved crop-livestock systems in West Africa]
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Trends in development of crop varieties for improved crop-livestock systems in West Africa
The present study uses georeferenced community level data to study the adoption of improved cowpea in northern Nigeria. One objective of this study is to find out which factors of the community of village level are significant determinants of adoption of improved dual-purpose (DP) cowpea variatie...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Okike, I.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Evaluating adoption of new crop-livestock-soil-management technologies using georeferenced village-level data: the case of cowpea in the dry savannahs of West Africa]
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Evaluating adoption of new crop-livestock-soil-management technologies using georeferenced village-level data: the case of cowpea in the dry savannahs of West Africa
Cowpea is important for the provision of both grain for food and fodder for livestock but there is often a trade-off between production of the two. To better understand influences on grain and fodder production, and how these may be utilized. Research was conducted at 5 locations in West Africa u...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Peters, Michael
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Optimizing the contribution of cowpea to food and fodder production in crop-livestock systems in West Africa]
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Optimizing the contribution of cowpea to food and fodder production in crop-livestock systems in West Africa
A cropping system trial involving 2 spray treatments, 2 cowpea varieties, and 9 cowpea–cereals cropping patterns involving two cereals was conducted in 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons in Minjibir. The systems involved different row to row combinations of cowpea and millet or sorghum. Selec...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Oseni, T.O.
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Singh, B.B.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Effect of different cowpea - cereal row to row planting systems and insecticide sprays of cowpea on the quality of the crop residues]
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Effect of different cowpea - cereal row to row planting systems and insecticide sprays of cowpea on the quality of the crop residues
Cowpea (Pzgna unguiculata) is grown as an intercrop with cereals in some 9 M ha of West Africa, mostly in the dry savanna. Though grain yields are low (circa 500 kg/ha), it is a nutritious food and dry season fodder. The haulms (leaves and stems) are cut and stored after grain harvest. Cowpea aid...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Okike, I.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa]
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Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa
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 average productivity of cowpea in the existing traditional systems is low due to a complex of biotic
and abiotic stresses. The biotic factors include insect pests, parasitic plants, and viral, fungal and
bacterial diseases. Concerted efforts are being made to develop improved cowpea varieties...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Emechebe, A.M.
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[Field evaluation of improved cowpea lines for resistance to bacterial blight, virus and striga under natural infestation in the West African savannas]
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Field evaluation of improved cowpea lines for resistance to bacterial blight, virus and striga under natural infestation in the West African savannas
The most damaging storage pest in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), commonly known bruchid. Therefore, concerted efforts are being made at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to develop bruchid-resistant cowpea varieties. By systematic s...
A preliminary trial was conducted to determine if there were variabilities in seedling morphology of selected cowpea varieties and determine their heritability with aim that this could be used in future cowpea breeding for selection at seedling stage. The characters studied include hypocotyl, epi...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Preliminary evaluation of genetic variability for seedling morphology among selected varieties of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]]
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Preliminary evaluation of genetic variability for seedling morphology among selected varieties of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]