In Niger, farmers rely largely on organic resources such as manure and compost to address soil fertility problems and improve crop production. Ironically, they do not improve the fertilizer value of these organic resources or take into account their decomposition and nutrient release patterns bef...
Abdou, G.
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Ewusi-Mensah, N.
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Nouri, M.
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Tetteh, F.M.
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Safo, E.Y.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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[Nutrient release patterns of compost and its implication on crop yield under Sahelian conditions of Niger]
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Nutrient release patterns of compost and its implication on crop yield under Sahelian conditions of Niger
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.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[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
Fields surveys were conducted to assess the incidence of commonly known legume viruses on cowpeas and weed hosts within and around the cowpeas farms in nine locations across the three agro-ecological zones of Nigeria. Of 315 cowpea leaf samples collected and tested for eight viruses, 69.5% were f...
Odedara, O.O.
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Kumar, P.L.
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[Incidence and diversity of viruses in cowpeas and weeds in the unmanaged farming systems of savanna zones in Nigeria]
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Incidence and diversity of viruses in cowpeas and weeds in the unmanaged farming systems of savanna zones in Nigeria
This study investigated the inheritance of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. tracheiphilum (Fot) in cowpea lines. Resistant and susceptible cowpea lines were crossed to develop F1, F2 and backcross populations. Reaction to Fot was evaluated in 2015 and 2016 using seed soak and modified root‐...
Herbicides applied to combat weeds and increase crop yields may also have undesired effects on beneficial soil microorganisms. Field studies were conducted in 2005 and 2006 in Zaria, Nigeria, to evaluate the response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin applied at 0.05, 0.10, 0.20 an...
Chikoye, D.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fontem, Lum. A.
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[Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean]
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Response of weeds and soil microorganisms to imazaquin and pendimethalin in cowpea and soybean
After insects, mites are the major arthropod pests that inhabit stored agriculturalproducts worldwide. To determine the acarofauna that infests cowpea, maize, paddyrice and sorghum in Benin (West Africa), surveys were conducted in some principalmarkets (Dantokpa, Glazoue and Parakou) of this coun...
Zannou, I.
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Adebo, H.O.
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Zannou, E.
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Hell, K.
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[Mites associated with stored grain commodities in Benin, West Africa]
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Mites associated with stored grain commodities in Benin, West Africa
In view of the lack of information on the use of herbicides in polycultures including non-commercial crop species, 2 expt. were designed to identify herbicides and doses suitable for crop associations including cassava. A total of 6 products were tested single or in mixtures having been chosen fo...
López M., J.
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Leihner, D.E.
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[Control quimico de malezas en policultivos con yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz)]
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Control quimico de malezas en policultivos con yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
S. gesnerioides (Willd) Vatke is a major biological constraint to cowpea production in the dry savanna of sub-Saharan Africa. Yield losses caused by S. gesnerioides in these regions are estimated in millions of tons annually, and prevalence of Striga soil infestation is steadily increasing. The a...
Omoigui, L.O.
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Yeye, M.
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Ousmane, B.
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Gowda, B.
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Timko, M.P.
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[Molecular characterization of cowpea breeding lines for Striga resistance using SCAR markers]
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Molecular characterization of cowpea breeding lines for Striga resistance using SCAR markers
Okonya, J.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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[Protein and iron composition of cowpea leaves: an evaluation of six cowpea varieties grown in eastern Africa]
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Protein and iron composition of cowpea leaves: an evaluation of six cowpea varieties grown in eastern Africa
Cowpea is an important crop for food security, as it is a primary source of protein and cash income for farmers in the dry
savanna areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Improved varieties should contain reasonable amounts of protein in the grains, and to
ensure this, timely and cost-effective analytical m...
Ishikawa, H.
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Boukar, O.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Shono, M.
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Muranaka, S.
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[Development of calibration model to predict nitrogen content in single seeds of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using near infrared spectroscopy]
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Development of calibration model to predict nitrogen content in single seeds of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) using near infrared spectroscopy