Soils of the moist savanna of West Africa are poor in
nitrogen; the natural fallow regeneration time has shortened; fertilizer costs
and scarcity makes nitrogen (N) fertilizer input inadequate; and crop yields
are low. In the region, lablab (Lablab purpureus L., sweet also known as
Dolichos labla...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Odunze, A.
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Iwuafor, E.
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[Potential contribution of lablab residues to maize production in moist savanna of West Africa]
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Potential contribution of lablab residues to maize production in moist savanna of West Africa
The use of cowpea haulms as fodder is attractive in mixed crop/livestock systems where both grain and fodder can be obtained from the same crop. Traditional farming systems which use the haulms as fodder in Asia, Australia, Africa, and other regions are reviewed. ILRI and I1TA have undertaken joi...
In the semiarid region of West and Central Africa, farmers traditionally cultivate different cowpea varieties for grain and fodder. However, the grain yield potential and the availability of good quality fodder is limited by several factors: insects, pests and diseases, low and erratic rainfall, ...
Inaizumi, H.
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Singh, B.
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Sanginga, P.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
,
[Adoption and impact of dryseason dualpurpose cowpea in the semiarid zone of Nigeria]
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Adoption and impact of dryseason dualpurpose cowpea in the semiarid zone of Nigeria