Land degradation, low agricultural productivity and poverty are major problems in Ethiopia. The existing resources cannot support the growing human and livestock population. Currently, there is an increasing interest among researchers and development experts in leguminous multipurpose trees and s...
Berhe, Kahsay
,
Conchedda, G.
,
Jabbar, M.A.
,
[Areas suitable for five leguminous trees and shrubs in Ethiopia: A digital data-based analysis]
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Areas suitable for five leguminous trees and shrubs in Ethiopia: A digital data-based analysis
Forty-four crossbred steers were used in a 252-day trial to assess the feeding value of forages from two cereal-legume cropping systems Cropping system 1 comprised oat-vetch (Avena sativa-Vicia dasycarpa), wheat-trifolium (Triticum aestivum-Trifolium steudneri), teff (Eragrostis tef) and cowpea )...
Umunna, N.N.
,
Osuji, P.O.
,
Nsahlai, I.V.
,
[Strategic supplementation of crossbred steers fed forages from cereal-legume cropping systems with cowpea hay]
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Strategic supplementation of crossbred steers fed forages from cereal-legume cropping systems with cowpea hay
The potential of Desmodium intortum, Macrotyloma axillare and Stylosanthes guianensis hays for improving the digestibility of a standard diet of maize stover was assessed using in sacco, in vitro and in vivo methods. In sacco degradability results showed that S. guianensis hay had the highest pot...
Tolera, A.
,
Said, A.N.
,
[In sacco, in vitro and in vivo digestibility and supplementary value of some tropical forage legume hays to sheep feeding on a basal diet of maize stover]
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In sacco, in vitro and in vivo digestibility and supplementary value of some tropical forage legume hays to sheep feeding on a basal diet of maize stover
Examines the effects of supplementing diets based on common Ethiopian crop residues (teff, wheat and oat straws and maize stover) with different proportions of hay made from a common local clover, Triofolium tembense.
Butterworth, M.H.
,
Mosi, A.K.
,
[The voluntary intake and digestibility of combinations of cereal crop residues and legume hay for sheep]
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The voluntary intake and digestibility of combinations of cereal crop residues and legume hay for sheep
Calles, Teodardo
,
Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
,
Guenni, Orlando
,
[Exploration and conservation of Stylosanthes (Leguminosae) genetic resources in Venezuela]
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Exploration and conservation of Stylosanthes (Leguminosae) genetic resources in Venezuela
To determine the symbiotic, phenotypic, and genetic diversity of rhizobia nodulating lentil in Ethiopia, 48 lentil-nodulating rhizobia were isolated from soil samples collected from diverse agro-ecological locations, and characterized based on 76 phenotypic traits. Furthermore, 26 representative ...
Tena, W.
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Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
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Degefu, T.
,
Walley, F.
,
[Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) nodulates with genotypically and phenotypically diverse rhizobia in Ethiopian soils]
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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) nodulates with genotypically and phenotypically diverse rhizobia in Ethiopian soils
Nitrogen fixation through legume-rhizobium symbiosis serves as a cost effective, sustainable and ecofriendly source of N to fodder and grain legume crops. However, there is a need to identify effective rhizobial inoculants compatible with a particular legume. An experiment was conducted to evalua...
Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
,
Dogiso, E.
,
Haile, Wassie
,
[Response of Sesbania (Sesbania sesban L. Merr.) to inoculation with indigenous isolates of Rhizobium strains]
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Response of Sesbania (Sesbania sesban L. Merr.) to inoculation with indigenous isolates of Rhizobium strains
A series of pot and two consecutive crop-year field experiments were conducted from 2011 to 2012 in Southern Ethiopia to determine the effectiveness of Mesorhizobium strains on two cultivars of chickpea (Shasho and Nattoli). The eight treatments included: Six rhizobial inoculants, the four best i...
Tena, W.
,
Woldemeskel, Endalkachew
,
Walley, F.
,
[Response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to inoculation with native and exotic Mesorhizobium strains in southern Ethiopia]
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Response of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) to inoculation with native and exotic Mesorhizobium strains in southern Ethiopia
Climbing beans offer potential for sustainable intensification of agriculture, but their cultivation constitutes a relatively complex technology consisting of multiple components or practices. We studied uptake of improved climbing bean production practices (improved variety, input use and manage...
Ronner, E.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Almekinders, Conny J.M.
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Ebanyat, Peter
,
Giller, Ken E.
,
[Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda]
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Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda
Despite
the
many
advantages
of
growing
cover
crops
most
farmers
have
not
adopted
them
in
their
cropping
systems.
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
examine
adoption
and
sociological
factors
associ-
ated
with
adoption
of
cover
crops
in
Kalama
(Machakos
county)
and
Kee
(Makueni
county),
Kenya.
A
se...
Mwangi, H.W.
,
Kihurani, A.W.
,
Wesonga, J.M.
,
Ariga, E.S.
,
Kanampiu, F.
,
[Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos and Makueni counties of Kenya]
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Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos and Makueni counties of Kenya