Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa affecting 33 million preschool-age children. Enrichment of maize varieties with provitamin A could provide sustainable and affordable solution to VAD. This study was conducted to understand the extent of GEI effects...
Mengesha Abera, W.
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Menkir, A.
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Meseka, S.
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Bossey, B.
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Afolabi, A.
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Burgueno, J.
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Crossa, J.
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[Factor analysis to investigate genotype and genotype X environment interaction effects on pro-vitamin A content and yield in maize synthetics]
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Factor analysis to investigate genotype and genotype X environment interaction effects on pro-vitamin A content and yield in maize synthetics
Various virus‐like symptoms were recorded on field‐grown cowpea(Vigna unguiculataL. Walp) and pea(Pisum sativumL.) during 1989–1990 at the experimental farm of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan valley, in the central terai plains of Nepal. The causal agent(s...
Dahal, G.
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Albrechtsen, S.E.
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[Some studies on cowpea aphidborne mosaic and pea seedborne mosaic potyviruses in Nepal]
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Some studies on cowpea aphidborne mosaic and pea seedborne mosaic potyviruses in Nepal
Animal manure is of vital importance in maintaining soil fertility in semiarid west Africa due to the low level of use of inorganic fertilizer. Using data from Niger however, it is shown that insufficient animals are available to provide the manure needed to sustain crop yields on a long-term bas...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Soil fertility maintenance and food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Is reliance on manure a sustainable strategy?]
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Soil fertility maintenance and food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Is reliance on manure a sustainable strategy?
Examines the role and importance of the livestock subsector of Africas' agricultural sector, its performance over the last two decades, the constraints which limit its development and the progress being made in solving theese constraints.
Anteneh, A.
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Anteneh, B.
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[Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: Some critical issues]
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Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: Some critical issues
Most farming systems in semi-arid West Africa rely on organic matter recycling for maintaining soil fertility. The cycling of biomass through ruminant livestock into dung (faeces) and urine that fertilize the soil has long been an important factor in the nutrient cycling processes of these integr...
Powell, J.M.
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Ikpe, F.N.
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Somda, Z.C.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Urine effects on soil chemical properties and the impact of urine and dung on pearl millet yield]
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Urine effects on soil chemical properties and the impact of urine and dung on pearl millet yield
In the process of developing an improved fallow system based on forage legumes, the potential interest of crop-livestock farmers in enhancing soil fertility restoration and dry-season feed supply was assessed during a socio-economic study on 11 farms of settled agro-pastoralists in the subhumid z...
Muhr, L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria]
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Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria
A study was conducted in the humid-forest, forest-savanna, and Guinea savanna zones of West Africa from 1993 to 1999 to examine the effect of managing crop residues from cereal-legume cropping systems for mulch and fodder for sheeIncreasing the proportion of total crop residues produced from a un...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Agyare, W.A.
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Gbaraneh, L.D.
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Tanko, R.J.
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Akinlade, J.
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Omokaye, A.T.
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Karbo, N.
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Aboh, N.
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[Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones]
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Crop residues for mulch and feed in crop livestock systems: Impact on maize grain yield and soil properties in the West African humid forest and Savanna zones
Studies different methods of growing sorghum in stylo fodder banks at ILCA, Kaduna. Includes ridging vs flat seedbed preparation, transplanting vs seeding, and suppressing or encouraging growth of forage legume during food crop growth.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Suleiman, H.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Fodder tree legumes are valuable sources of high quality feed in the dry season when pasture productivity can be low and of poor quality. To ensure sustained fodder availability from Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit and Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp in the dry season (November-February) the b...
Cobbina, J.
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[Strategies for increased fodder production from Leucaena and Gliricidia to eliminate dry season feed shortages in the humid tropics]
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Strategies for increased fodder production from Leucaena and Gliricidia to eliminate dry season feed shortages in the humid tropics
In the tropics, numerous organizations have promoted multipurpose fodder trees (MPFT) with an emphasis on exotic species. These species have generally been selected and recommended by the research system through the conventional nutritional and agronomic experimentation for use as animal feed and...
Mekoya, A.
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Oosting, Simon J.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Zijpp, A.J. van der
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[Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers' preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators]
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Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers' preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators