Field experiments were conducted in 2005 and 2006 rainy season at the Institute for Agricultural Research farm, Samaru, Nigeria, to test the response of four cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] varieties to residual effect of four rates of sheep manure (FYM) (0, 5, 10 and 15 t/ha) applied the pre...
Babaji, B.A.
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Yahaya, R.A.
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Mahadi, M.A.
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Jaliya, M.M.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Sharifai, A.I.
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Kura, H.N.
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Arunah, O.L.
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Ibrahim, A.
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[Response of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] to residual effect of different application rates of sheep manure on chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum)]
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Response of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] to residual effect of different application rates of sheep manure on chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum)
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is an important grain legume crop grown for its protein rich grains. It is an inexpensive source of protein in the diets of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been working on the improvement of cowpea f...
Li, C.
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Ubi, B.
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Singh, B.
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Scoles, Glen A.
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[Determining genetic similarities and relationships among cowpea breeding lines and cultivars by microsatellite markers]
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Determining genetic similarities and relationships among cowpea breeding lines and cultivars by microsatellite markers
The 13C natural labeling technique in combination with modeling could potentially be used to analyze SOM changes in long-term experiments involving complex cropping systems such as agroforestry systems. It requires information on quantity and 13C abundance of all plant materials entering the soil...
Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Coolen, E.
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Merckx, R.
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[Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies]
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Temporal variations in plant delta 13C values and implications for using the 13C technique in longterm soil organic matter studies
Improved cropping systems with in-situ production of organic matter require the input of additional inorganic N to maintain crop production in a sustainable way. For proper management of this fertilizer-N, it is necessary to quantify how the applied fertilizer N is used by the various components ...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system]
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Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 1 Recovery of 15N labelled urea by the alley cropping system
Crop and tree roots are crucial in the nutrient recycling hypotheses related to alley cropping systems. At the same time, they are the least understood components of these systems. The biomass, total N content and urea-derived N content of the Senna and maize roots in a Senna-maize alley cropping...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 11 Dry matter, total N, and ureaderived N dynamics of the Senna and maize roots]
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Alley cropping with Senna siamea in southwestern Nigeria: 11 Dry matter, total N, and ureaderived N dynamics of the Senna and maize roots
Differences in growth, nodulation and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) root infection among recent cowpea breeding lines from IITA were examined at low and high P levels in pot (94 lines) and field experiments (43 lines) at Fashola in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria. Based on their growth p...
Sanginga, N.
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Lyasse, O.
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Singh, B.
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[Phosphorus use efficiency and nitrogen balance of cowpea breeding lines in a low P soil of the derived savanna zone in West Africa]
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Phosphorus use efficiency and nitrogen balance of cowpea breeding lines in a low P soil of the derived savanna zone in West Africa
Although the West-African moist savanna zone has a high potential for crop production, yields on farmers' fields are, on average, far below this potential, mainly due to the low use of external sources of nutrients. Since the mid-1990s, it has become clear that in order to upgrade crop production...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Aihou, K.
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Houngnandan, P.
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Diels, J.
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Sanginga, N.
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Merckx, R.
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[Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic]
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Nitrogen management in adequate input maizebased agriculture in the derived savanna benchmark zone of Benin Republic
Infestation of cereals and cowpeas by Striga species constitute a major constraint to increased crop productivity in the savannas of northern Nigeria. Field surveys were undertaken in Jigawa State, Nigeria in 2012 to assess (i) the level and extent of Strgia infestation of cereal and cowpea field...
Kamara A. Y.
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Friday, E.
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Jibrin M.
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Jibrin, G. T.
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Ibrahim, T.
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[Assessment of level, extent and factors influencing Striga infestation of cereals and cowpea in a Sudan Savanna ecology of northern Nigeria]
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Assessment of level, extent and factors influencing Striga infestation of cereals and cowpea in a Sudan Savanna ecology of northern Nigeria
A field study was conducted to determine the rate of genetic improvement in grain and fodder yields and associated agronomic and physiological changes of determinate and semideterminate cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] genotypes developed in the Nigerian Sudan savannas in 1974 to 2004. Resul...
Kamara, A.Y.
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Tefera, H.
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Ewansiha, S.U.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Okechukwu, R.U.
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Boukar, O.
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Omoigui, L.O.
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[Genetic gain in yield and agronomic characteristics of cowpea cultivars developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past three decades]
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Genetic gain in yield and agronomic characteristics of cowpea cultivars developed in the Sudan savannas of Nigeria over the past three decades