Examines the relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds (clover hay, crop residues, oat hay, snowdenia & grass hay and others) feed for sheep and cattle at ILCA HQ
Lambourne, L.J.
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Mosi, A.K.
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Butterworth, M.H.
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[Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle]
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Relationships between chemical composition and voluntary intake of feeds by sheep and cattle
Conservation agriculture (CA), comprising minimum soil disturbance, retention of crop residues and crop diversification, is widely promoted for reducing soil degradation and improving agricultural sustainability. It is also claimed to mitigate climate change through soil carbon sequestration: we ...
Powlson, David S.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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White, Rodger P.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?]
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Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in tropical agro-ecosystems?
Cardona Mejía, César
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Rodríguez Torres, I.V.
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Bueno Mondragon, J.M.
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Tapia, X
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[Biología y manejo de la mosca blanca Trialeurodes vaporariorum en habichuela y frijol]
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Biología y manejo de la mosca blanca Trialeurodes vaporariorum en habichuela y frijol
In communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and mainly on crop residues during the dry season, which creates interactions between farmers and competition for organic resources. Addition of crop residues or ani...
Rufino, Mariana C.
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Dury, J.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Zingore, Shamie
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe]
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Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe
Striga hermonthica is a serious parasite of cereals in most of the semi-arid savanna zone of West Africa, causing substantial yield loss. It has been observed that some soybean cultivars are capable of stimulating germination of S. hermonthica seed, which would reduce the seed bank in the soil. T...
Carsky, R.J.
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Berner, B.D.
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Oyewole, K.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Schulz, S.
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[Reduction of Striga hermonthica parasitism on maize using soybean rotation]
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Reduction of Striga hermonthica parasitism on maize using soybean rotation
Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Ayedun, B.
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Abubakar, M.
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Sheu, M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Crop residue usage and its determinants in Kano State, Nigeria]
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Crop residue usage and its determinants in Kano State, Nigeria
A cropping system trial involving 2 spray treatments, 2 cowpea varieties, and 9 cowpea–cereals cropping patterns involving two cereals was conducted in 1999 and 2000 cropping seasons in Minjibir. The systems involved different row to row combinations of cowpea and millet or sorghum. Selec...
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Oseni, T.O.
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Singh, B.B.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Effect of different cowpea - cereal row to row planting systems and insecticide sprays of cowpea on the quality of the crop residues]
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Effect of different cowpea - cereal row to row planting systems and insecticide sprays of cowpea on the quality of the crop residues
Cowpea (Pzgna unguiculata) is grown as an intercrop with cereals in some 9 M ha of West Africa, mostly in the dry savanna. Though grain yields are low (circa 500 kg/ha), it is a nutritious food and dry season fodder. The haulms (leaves and stems) are cut and stored after grain harvest. Cowpea aid...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Okike, I.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Singh, B.B.
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[Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa]
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Dual-purpose cowpea for West Africa
Mamo, T.
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Tedla, A.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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[The effect of undersowing wheat with clovers on wheat grain yield, total crop residue yield and nutritive value of straw and fodder grown on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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The effect of undersowing wheat with clovers on wheat grain yield, total crop residue yield and nutritive value of straw and fodder grown on Vertisols in Ethiopia
This paper gives ideas and suggestions to initiate research to address year-round feeding systems, which is one of the major objectives of the Crop-Animal Systems Research Network (CASREN) Project. These ideas and suggestions are discussed in this paper and these are 1) participatory approaches t...
Devendra, C.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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[Improved feed production and utilisation to address year-round feeding systems: guidelines]
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Improved feed production and utilisation to address year-round feeding systems: guidelines