Forage plant evaluation is carried out by many institutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa. However, the approach adopted at various locations varies. This manual outlines standard evaluation methodology, which will enable researchers throughout the region to obtain meaningful results from their f...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Hanson, Jean
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[Methods for the evaluation of forage legumes, grasses and fodder trees for use as livestock feed]
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Methods for the evaluation of forage legumes, grasses and fodder trees for use as livestock feed
In Nigeria, researcher-managed and farmer-managed West African Dwarf goats were grazed on Stylosanthes hamata (stylo) fodder banks at stocking rates of 29, 43 and 57 goats/ha and 22-25, 42-43, 50-55 and 68-92 goats/ha, respectively. Extrusa samples were taken from oesophageally fistulated goats t...
Njwe, R.M.
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Ikwuegbu, O.A.
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Tarawali, G.
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Little, D.A.
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[Effect of stocking rate on the botanical composition and nutritive value of diets selected by West African Dwarf goats maintained on researcher-managed and farmer-managed stylo fodder banks during the cropping season in central Nigeria]
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Effect of stocking rate on the botanical composition and nutritive value of diets selected by West African Dwarf goats maintained on researcher-managed and farmer-managed stylo fodder banks during the cropping season in central Nigeria
The dry matter yield, nutritive value and persistence of three legume species (Stylosanthes hamata Taub., S. capitata Vog. and Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex. Benth.) cut at different frequencies during the growing season or only once at the end of the growing season were compared. The shorter cut...
Tarawali, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Chionuma, P.C.
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[The effect of frequency of defoliation on the productivity of selected forage legumes (Stylosanthes hamata, Stylosanthes capitata and Centrosema pascuorum) in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria]
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The effect of frequency of defoliation on the productivity of selected forage legumes (Stylosanthes hamata, Stylosanthes capitata and Centrosema pascuorum) in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the critical deficiency levels of potassium (K) in the subhumid zone soils for predicting response of a mixture of Andropogon gayanus and Stylosanthes hamata cVerano to K application. Twenty coarse textured soils, having loamy sand to sandy loam ...
Tening, A.S.
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Tarawali, G.
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Omueti, J.A.I.
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[Critical potassium deficiency levels for a grass legume pasture grown on soils of the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Critical potassium deficiency levels for a grass legume pasture grown on soils of the subhumid zone of Nigeria
The fast depletion of available potassium (K) in soils of the subhumid zone (SHZ) of Nigeria has become a problem for the formulation of fertilizer recommendations, especially in the grass/legume mixtures of the fodder bank system. Five different K fertilizer recommendation models viz. Control, C...
Tening, A.S.
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Omueti, J.A.I.
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Tarawali, G.
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[Potassium requirements of a grass/legume pasture established on selected soils of the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Potassium requirements of a grass/legume pasture established on selected soils of the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing substantial land degradaton and declining soil fertility. This has led to decreasing total agricultural productivity. Introducing forage legume rotations into crop-livestock systems can stabilise agricultural productivity. In addition to providing high-quality f...
Tarawali, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[The role of forage legume fallows in supplying improved feed and recycling nitrogen in subhumid Nigeria]
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The role of forage legume fallows in supplying improved feed and recycling nitrogen in subhumid Nigeria