This study was embarked upon to stack two key but inversely associated sweetpotato traits (dry matter and beta-carotene content) through conventional breeding methods. Thirty-seven elite sweetpotato genotypes were evaluated for both traits, and 15 parents comprising five orange-, five yellow- and...
Afuape, S.O.
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Tongoona, P.B.
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Asante, I.K.
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Egesi, Chiedozie N.
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Nwaigwe, G.
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Offei, S.K.
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[Breeding new sweetpotato genotypes combining elevated content of two antagonistic traits of high dry matter and beta-carotene content in a high root yield background]
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Breeding new sweetpotato genotypes combining elevated content of two antagonistic traits of high dry matter and beta-carotene content in a high root yield background
Six Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli strains (Ciat 151, Ciat 895, Ciat 899, CE3, H2C, Kim5s) were tested for nodule occupancy in different bean cultivars at two field sites (one fertile, one acid tropical soil) and in the greenhouse. The effects of several environmental factors such as low pH...
Wolff, AB
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Streit, W
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Kipe-Nolt, Judith A.
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Vargas, H.
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Werner, D
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[Competitiveness of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli strains in relation to environmental stress and plant defense mechanisms]
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Competitiveness of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli strains in relation to environmental stress and plant defense mechanisms
Chemical exclusion of predators with permethrin was used to test the effectiveness of the phytoseiid predator Amblyseius limonicus Garman and McGregor and a complex of minor predators in the biological control of tetranychid (Mononychellus spp., Tetranychus spp., and Oligonychus peruvianus McGreg...
Braun, Ann R.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Guerrero, JM
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Wilson, LT
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[Effect of predator exclusion on cassava infested with tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae)]
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Effect of predator exclusion on cassava infested with tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Allometric models for dominant shade tree species and coffee plants (Coffea arabica) were developed for coffee agroforestry systems in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The studied shade tree species were Cordia alliodora, Juglans olanchana, Inga tonduzzi and I. punctata. The models predict aboveground bioma...
Segura, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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Suarez, D.
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[Allometric models for estimating aboveground biomass of shade trees and coffee bushes grown together]
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Allometric models for estimating aboveground biomass of shade trees and coffee bushes grown together
Mutimura, Mupenzi
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Nsahlai, Ignatius V.
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[Change in growth performance of crossbred (Ankole x Jersey) dairy heifers fed on forage grass diets supplemented with commercial concentrates]
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Change in growth performance of crossbred (Ankole x Jersey) dairy heifers fed on forage grass diets supplemented with commercial concentrates
Evaluates the usefulness of different range parameters for establishing limiting factors to growth of beef cattle, particularly crude protein content and dry matter digestibility of herbage.
Pratchett, D.
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Capper, B.
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Light, D.
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Miller, M.
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Rutherford, A.S.
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Rennie, T.
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Buck, N.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Factors limiting liveweight gain of beef cattle on rangeland in Botswana]
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Factors limiting liveweight gain of beef cattle on rangeland in Botswana
Elevated atmospheric CO2 will change the requirements plants have for minerals, mainly nitrogen, altering the relationship between nutrient demand and plant growth. Here, we evaluated the interacting effects between two concentrations of CO2 (390 or 750 µL L-1) and two nitrogen (N) levels (3 mM o...
Cruz, J.L.
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Alves, A.A.C.
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LeCain, D.R.
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Ellis, D.
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Morgan, J.A.
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[Interactive effects between nitrogen fertilization and elevated CO2 on growth and gas exchange of papaya seedlings.]
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Interactive effects between nitrogen fertilization and elevated CO2 on growth and gas exchange of papaya seedlings.
The effect of shade and fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter (DM) partitioning in cocoyam was evaluated by growing the plant under different levels of shade and fertilizer application at Forest and Horticultural Crops Research Centre, Kade, within a period of 9 months. The sha...
Asante, M.O.O.
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Ahiakpa, J.K.
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Amoatey, C.
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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[Effect of shade and level of fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter partitioning in cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.)]
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Effect of shade and level of fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and dry matter partitioning in cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.)
Determines whether small quantity of nitrogen fertilizer in combination with phosphorus will enhance rapid early growth of Leucaena leucocephala, especially, on the highly weathered, low organic matter and low available P soils; and concludes that fertilizer N and P application increased growth r...
Cobbina, J.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization promotes rapid initial growth of leucaena on Alfisol
Cervantes-Flores, J.C.
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Sosinski, B.
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Pecota, K.V.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Catignani, G.L.
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Truong, V.D.
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Watkins, R.H.
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Ulmer, M.R.
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Yencho, G.C.
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[Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato.]
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for dry-matter, starch, and <beta>-carotene content in sweetpotato.