Reviews analytical methods for the determination of the nutritive value of crop residues. Gives example on the accuracy of different methods in determining digestibility and of the factors affecting it. Highlights different management practices for feeding cereal crop residues to draught animals.
Reed, J.D.
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Goe, M.R.
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[Estimating the nutritive value of cereal crop residues: Implications for developing feeding standards for draught animals]
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Estimating the nutritive value of cereal crop residues: Implications for developing feeding standards for draught animals
Crop sanitation, i.e. destruction of crop residues, has been hypothesized to lower banana weevil damage by removing adult refuges and breeding sites. Although it has been widely recommended to farmers, limited data are available to demonstrate the efficacy of this method. The effects ...
Masanza, M.
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Gold, C.
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Huis, A. van
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Ragama, P.E.
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[Effects of crop sanitation on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), populations and crop damage in Uganda]
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Effects of crop sanitation on banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), populations and crop damage in Uganda
This document starts by describing the five main agroecological zones of sub-Saharan Africa, viz, arid, semi-arid, subhumid, humid, and highland, and summarising population and agricultural production. Then it goes to the main topics that includes inter cropping systems; criteria for evaluating t...
Saka, A.R.
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Haque, I.
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Lupwayi, N.Z.
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El-Wakeel, A.
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[Forage legumes in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Forage legumes in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa
Tessema, S.
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Emojong, E.E.
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Maluti, M.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience]
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A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience
Friesen, Dennis K.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Oberson, Astrid
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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[Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils]
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Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils
Andrieu, Nadine
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Vayssières, Jean-François
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Corbeels, Marc
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Blanchard, M.
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Vall, Eric
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[From farm scale synergies to village scale trade-offs: cereal crop residues use in an agro-pastoral system of the Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso]
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From farm scale synergies to village scale trade-offs: cereal crop residues use in an agro-pastoral system of the Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso
Developing countries continue to face the challenge of increasing poverty and depleting asset base of their predominantly rural populations. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone, over 70% of the population now live below the poverty line, and in South Asia the number of poor people exceeds 500 milli...
Kebreab, E.
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Smith, T.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Osuji, P.O.
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[Review of undernutrition in smallholder ruminant production systems in the tropics]
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Review of undernutrition in smallholder ruminant production systems in the tropics
Decreasing farm size and the opportunity to market livestock products has promoted the development of intensive production systems in East and souther Africa. This paper reviews the characteristics of the common feed resources used in small-scale intensive farming systems in eastern and southern ...
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
Sorghum[Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] stover can provide an abundant alternative source of fermentable sugars through enzymatic hydrolysis (Vermerris et al., 2007). While production of cellulosic ethanol from stover is feasible from an energy-balance perspective, its production is currently not ec...