A breeding program to select low-mimosine lines of leucaena has been in progress since 1970. Selections were evaluated in two field trials at Lansdown. Although the low-mimosine selections did indeed have lower mimosine than the control cultivars, their dry matter yield was also inferior (about t...
Bray, RA
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Hutton, EM
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Beattie, WM
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[Breeding Leucaena for low-mimosine: Field evaluation of selections]
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Breeding Leucaena for low-mimosine: Field evaluation of selections
The area of forest plantations in the tropics worldwide is increasing as a response to the expansion of degraded lands. Rural farmers of many regions of the dry and humid areas are responding to government and other incentives, dedicating portions of their land to native and exotic tree plantatio...
Piotto, D.
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Montagnini, F.
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Kanninen, M.
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Ugalde, L.
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Viquez, E.
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[Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers]
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Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers
Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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Franco, LH
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Peters, Michael
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Frossard, Emmanuel
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Kreuzer, M.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Hess, HD
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[Effect of season, soil type and fertilizer on the biomass production and chemical composition of five tropical shrub legumes with forage potential]
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Effect of season, soil type and fertilizer on the biomass production and chemical composition of five tropical shrub legumes with forage potential
The research was conducted at the International Livestock Research Institute, Debre Zeit Research Station, which is situated in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Leaves of Lablab purpureus and the multipurpose trees (MPT), namely, Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198 were harvested ...
Melaku, S.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle]
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Supplementation of Menz ewes with dried leaves of Lablab purpureus or graded levels of Leucaena pallida 14203 and Sesbania sesban 1198: Effects on feed intake, live weight gain and estrous cycle
Katunga Musale, Dieudonné
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Muhigwa, BJB
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Kashala, KJC
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Kambuyi, M
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Nyongombe, N
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Peters, Michael
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[Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo]
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Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo
Twenty five rumen fistulated Ethiopian Menz sheep were used in a completely randomized block design to determine roughage utilization when different types of supplements (sesbania, leucaena, cotton seed cake (CSC) and forms (fresh or dry leucaena) were fed. The chemical composition, intake, diges...
Discusses the role of on-farm research in the evaluation of alley farming. Presents ILCA's experience in on-farm research and alley farming at the Humid Zone Programme and discusses the different stages of on farm-trials ,viz, exploratory, intermediate and pilot project. Looks in to the evaluati...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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Francis, P.A.
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[The role of on-farm trials in the evaluation of composite technologies: The case of alley farming in southern Nigeria]
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The role of on-farm trials in the evaluation of composite technologies: The case of alley farming in southern Nigeria
Evaluates alley farming models with small ruminants based on field and experimental data from southwest Nigeria, and compares them to basic alley cropping and to fallow systems. Describes the basic fallow model, the basic alley cropping model without animals, the alley farming model with goats, a...
Sumberg, J.E.
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McIntire, John M.
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Okali, C.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere]
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Analyse economique de la culture en couloirs a composante fourragere
Discusses the present situation of small ruminant production and possible nutritional interventions for improvement in tropical Africa. Includes data on ruminant livestock population by species and ecologcal zone; the effect of alley farming on the yield of maize; and the effects of supplementary...
Reynolds, L.
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[Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation]
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Elevage des petits ruminants - Situation actuelle et possibilites de developpement par l'amelioration de l'alimentation
In vitro gas production, dry matter and nitrogen degradabilities of fresh and sun-dried foliages of four fodde trees (FTs) (Sesbania sesban, Leucaena leucocephala, Chamaecytisus palmensis (tagasaste), Vernonia amygdalina) and of teff straw were estimated. In Experiment 1, feed samples were incuba...
Bonsi, M.L.K.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Tuah, A.K.
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[Effect of supplementing teff straw with different levels of leucaena or sesbania leaves on the degradabilities of teff straw, sesbania, leucaena, tagasaste and vernonia and on certain rumen and blood metabolites in Ethiopian Menz sheep]
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Effect of supplementing teff straw with different levels of leucaena or sesbania leaves on the degradabilities of teff straw, sesbania, leucaena, tagasaste and vernonia and on certain rumen and blood metabolites in Ethiopian Menz sheep