Tillage practices contribute greatly to the labour cost in modern intensive agriculture in any crop production system resulting in lower economic returns, especially in developing countries where there is most concern for sustainable production without degradation of the natural resource base (Ja...
Jat SL
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Parihar CM
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Singh AK
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Jat, Kumar Raj
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[Carbon sustainability and productivity of maize based cropping system under conservation agriculture practices in Indo-Gangetic plains]
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Carbon sustainability and productivity of maize based cropping system under conservation agriculture practices in Indo-Gangetic plains
Crop residue use for soil mulch and animal feed are the two major competing purposes and the basic
source of fundamental challenge in conservation agriculture (CA) where residue retention on farm plots is
one of the three CA principles. Using survey data from Kenya and applying bivariate ordered ...
Jaleta, Moti
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Kassie, Menale
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Shiferaw, Bekele
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[Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management]
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Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management
Phytotoxic effects ofGliricidia prunings were tested on maize seedlings in the laboratory and on maize and cowpea seedlings in the field. In the laboratory test, growth of maize seedlings was significantly depressed by addition of leachate ofGliricidia prunings. In the field, leaf, chlorosis of m...
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
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[Evaluation of phytotoxic effects of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp prunings on maize and cowpea seedlings]
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Evaluation of phytotoxic effects of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp prunings on maize and cowpea seedlings
Cardwell, K.
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Kling, J.
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Bock, C.
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[Comparison of field inoculation methods for screening maize against downy mildew (Perononsclerospora sorghi)]
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Comparison of field inoculation methods for screening maize against downy mildew (Perononsclerospora sorghi)
The question of whether the intended gains in food production from new varieties have actually been realized by poor farmers has received little or no attention in the literature. This paper used a stochastic frontier efficiency decomposition methodology to derive the technical, allocative and ec...
Alene, A.
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[Unexploited food production potentials of new varieties: evidence from hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia]
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Unexploited food production potentials of new varieties: evidence from hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia
Conventional farmer efficiency studies have addressed the question of whether possibilities exist for inexpensive gains in production through better use of traditional technology. The question of whether the production potentials of new seed technologies have been fully exploited by poor farmers ...
Alene, D.
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Hassan, R.
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Demeke, M.
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[The technical and cost efficiencies of hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia]
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The technical and cost efficiencies of hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple food and cash crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, its production and productivity are severely constrained by drought. A total of 120 single-cross hybrids and an open-pollinated control variety were evaluated for 2 years at two locations under managed ...
Akaogu, I.C.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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[Combining ability and performance of extra-early maturing yellow maize inbreds in hybrid combinations under drought and rain-fed conditions]
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Combining ability and performance of extra-early maturing yellow maize inbreds in hybrid combinations under drought and rain-fed conditions
Striga spp. are obligate root hemiparasites that constrain cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Although purple witchweed [ Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth.] and Asiatic witchweed [ Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze] infect all cereal crops, maize ( Zea mays L.) is particularly vulnerable to thei...
The moist savannas of West and Central Africa have great potential for maize grain production due to high levels of radiation and reduced incidence of pests and diseases. However, soils in this zone are generally low in organic matter and cation exchange capacity in addition to land use intensifi...
Ajala, S.O.
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Menkir, A.
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Alabi, S.O.
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Abdulai, M.S.
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[Breeding strategies to improve maize for adaptation to low soil nitrogen in West and Central Africa]
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Breeding strategies to improve maize for adaptation to low soil nitrogen in West and Central Africa