Rainfed crop management systems need to be optimized to provide more resilient options to cope with projected climatic scenarios forecasting a decrease in mean precipitation and more frequent extreme drought periods in Mexico. Soil water content (0 60 cm) was measured during three crop cycles in ...
Verhulst, Nele
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Nelissen V
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Jespers N
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Haven H
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Sayre KD
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Raes, Dirk
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Deckers, J.
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands]
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Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands
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...
Aflatoxin contamination of major food crops is a serious problem in Senegal. Maize and sesame samples were collected during a survey in five districts located in two agro-ecological zones in Senegal to determine levels of aflatoxin contamination and the distribution and toxigenicity potential of ...
Diedhiou, P.M.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Ojiambo, P.S.
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[Aspergillus colonization and aflatoxin contamination of maize and sesame kernels in two agro-ecological zones in Senegal]
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Aspergillus colonization and aflatoxin contamination of maize and sesame kernels in two agro-ecological zones in Senegal
Aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut is perennial in Ghana with substantial health and economic burden on the population. The present study examined for the first time the prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in major producing regions across three agroecological...
Agbetiameh, D.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Awuah, R.T.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit
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[Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana: population structure, distribution, and toxigenicity of the causal agents]
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Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana: population structure, distribution, and toxigenicity of the causal agents
Eighteen S1 lines of maize (Zea mays L.) derived from a low nitrogen tolerant pool and two inbred lines were evaluated for agronomic performance under moderate N conditions in the southern Guinea savannah of Nigeria. Generally, the breeding lines differed in yield, growth, vertical rootpulling re...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Kling, J.G.
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Menkir, A.
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Ibikunle, O.
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[Agronomic performance of maize (Zea mays L.) breeding lines derived from a low nitrogen maize population]
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Agronomic performance of maize (Zea mays L.) breeding lines derived from a low nitrogen maize population