Undersowing sorghum with stylo as a means of improving fodder quality for dry-season grazing of livestock in the subhumid zone of Nigeria was investigated. Planting either Stylosanthes guianeusis cv 'Cook' or S. hamata cv 'Verano' simultaneously with local or improved varieties of sorghum reduced...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Effect of sowing time on the grain yield and fodder potential of sorghum undersown with stylo in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Effect of sowing time on the grain yield and fodder potential of sorghum undersown with stylo in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
Earthworms are important for soil functioning in arable cropping systems and earthworm species differ in their response to soil tillage and crop residue management. Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) are rare in intensively tilled arable fields. In two parallel field trials with either non-inv...
Frazão, Joana
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Goede, Ron G.M. de
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Salánki, Tamás E.
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Brussaard, Lijbert
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Faber, Jack H.
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Hedde, Mickaël
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Pulleman, Mirjam M.
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[Responses of earthworm communities to crop residue management after inoculation of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)]
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Responses of earthworm communities to crop residue management after inoculation of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Presents ILCA's research study in the subhumid zone of west Africa regarding the Fulani of Abet. Includes settlement and land use, farmer-interactions, cropping, fallow & crop residue grazing, hired labour, herd management, herd productivity, inovation design & testing, supplementary feeding, leg...
Waters-Bayer, Ann
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Bayer, W.
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[The Fulani of Abet: Research for development of agropastoralism in the West African Savannah]
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The Fulani of Abet: Research for development of agropastoralism in the West African Savannah
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
Crop growth on acid sandy soils of the Sudano-Sahelian zone is primarily limited by the low amounts of organic matter and available mineral nutrients in the topsoil. The shortening of fallow periods with population growth, the exploitation of fire wood, spatial nutrient transfers by wind and wate...
Buerkert, Andreas
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Nutrients in the West African Sudano-Sahelian zone: Losses, transfers and role of external inputs]
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Nutrients in the West African Sudano-Sahelian zone: Losses, transfers and role of external inputs
The role of residue characteristics in enhancing the availability of P was investigated in a greenhouse study using two soils from the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) and four from the derived savanna (DS) zones of the West African moist savanna. Eight organic residues of varying C-to-P ratio were ...
Nwoke, O.C.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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Osonubi, O.
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[Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils]
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Impact of residue characteristics on phosphorus availability in West African moist savanna soils
The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), is a nocturnal insect that is not readily observed in banana fields. Knowledge on its distribution is essential for the design of management strategies that target the adult stage. Marked weevils were released into seven-year-old banana plots. Te...
Gold, C.S.
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Night, G.
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Ragama, P.E.
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Kagezi, G.H.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Abera, A.M.
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[Field distribution of banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) adults in cooking banana stands in Uganda]
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Field distribution of banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) adults in cooking banana stands in Uganda
Removal and destruction of banana crop residues after harvest has been widely recommended for the control of banana weevil, cosmopolites sordidus control. However, there is scanty information of the actual effect of this practice on the banana weevil populations and damage. This study aimed at in...
Masanza, M.
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Gold, C.S.
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Huis, A. van
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Ragama, P.E.
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[Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda]
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Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda
The paper investigates the variation in laboratory fodder quality traits in stover of 16 cultivars of pearl millet grown over 2 consecutive years and subjected to two different fertilizer regimes and planting densities. Stover quality traits were nitrogen and sugar content, in vitro digestibility...
Blümmel, Michael
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Bidinger, F.R.
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Hash, C.T.
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[Management and cultivar effects on ruminant nutritional quality of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) stover. II. Effects of cultivar choice on stover quality and productivity]
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Management and cultivar effects on ruminant nutritional quality of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) stover. II. Effects of cultivar choice on stover quality and productivity
Investigates Nitrogen and Phosphorus transfers in a crop - livestock system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Estimates N and P removed from cropland during crop residue grazing and returned to the land through manure, and the contribution crop residues make to cattle diet during the dry season.
Powell, J.M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus transfers in a crop-livestock system in West Africa]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus transfers in a crop-livestock system in West Africa