The use of legume-legume mixtures to alleviate limitations of individual species in legume based technologies was investigated in subhumid Nigeria. The results indicate the potential of legume mixtures, through processes of complementation and compensation, to reduce the risk of legume establishm...
Peters, Michael
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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Musa, A.
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[Legume-legume complementarity for sustainable pasture development in the tropics]
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Legume-legume complementarity for sustainable pasture development in the tropics
Chamaecrista rotundifolia cWynn has been identified as a promising forage legume for use in subhumid Nigeria. To establish if other accessions of this species have potential in the region, 21 accessions were evaluated for flowering, seed production, dry matter production, disease and pest inciden...
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
The morphological and phenological variations in 46 accessions of Lablab purpureus were evaluated in 2000 and 2001 in Samaru, Zaria in the moist savanna zone of Nigeria. Accessions were classified into various groups according to plant structure, flowering time and pod and seed characters. Based ...