The integration of forage legumes into the low-input, cereal-based farming system of the Sahel may be the key to sustaining soil, crop, and livestock production. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of intercropping the forage legumes Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Slston or ...
Kouame, C.N.
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Powell, J.M.
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Renard, C.A.
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Quesenberry, K.H.
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[Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel]
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Plant yields and fodder quality related characteristics of millet-stylo intercropping systems in the Sahel
Padmaja, V.K.
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Vadez, Vincent
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Hash, C.T.
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Ravi, D.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Evaluation of pearl millet mapping population parental lines for yield and stover quality in low soil phosphorus conditions]
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Evaluation of pearl millet mapping population parental lines for yield and stover quality in low soil phosphorus conditions
The paper reports on the variations in organic matter digestibility (OMD), organic matter intake (OMI), digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) and nitrogen (N) balances of 40 pearl millet stover fed to sheep ad libitum and investigated relationships between these in vivo variables and morphologi...
Ravi, D.
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Samireddypalle, A.
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Khan, A.A.
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Bidinger, F.R.
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Nepolean, T.
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Hash, C.T.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Morphological, chemical and in vitro traits for prediction of stover quality in pearl millet for use in multidimensional crop improvement]
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Morphological, chemical and in vitro traits for prediction of stover quality in pearl millet for use in multidimensional crop improvement
Alexander, G.
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Khan, A.A.
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Ravi, D.
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Bidinger, F.R.
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Hash, C.T.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Morphological, chemical and in vitro stover quality traits to predict the livestock productivity potential of pearl millet stover]
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Morphological, chemical and in vitro stover quality traits to predict the livestock productivity potential of pearl millet stover
The rainfall pattern in the Sahel is very erratic with a high spatial variability. We tested the often reported hypothesis that the dispersion of farmers’ fields around the village territory helps mitigate agro-climatic risk by increasing yield stability from year to year. We also wished to evalu...
Akponikpè, Pierre B.I.
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Minet, J.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Defourny, Pierre
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Bielders, Charles L.
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[Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective]
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Spatial fields’ dispersion as a farmer strategy to reduce agro-climatic risk at the household level in pearl millet-based systems in the Sahel: A modeling perspective
Grain and stover productivity and variation in stover quality traits were investigated amongst 256 full-sib progenies of pearl millet variety ICMV 221. Substantial ranges were observed for grain (1.5-fold difference) and stover (1.8-fold difference) yields. Stover protein content varied two-fold,...
Bidinger, F.R.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Hash, C.T.
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Choudhary, S.
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[Genetic enhancement for superior food-feed traits in a pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) variety by recurrent selection]
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Genetic enhancement for superior food-feed traits in a pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) variety by recurrent selection
Nepolean, T.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Hash, C.T.
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[Improving straw quality traits through QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection in pearl millet]
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Improving straw quality traits through QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection in pearl millet
Samireddypalle, A.
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Bidinger, F.R.
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Nepolean, T.
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Hash, C.T.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Identification and validation of morphological, chemical and in vitro fodder quality traits for use in multidimensional crop improvement of pearl millet]
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Identification and validation of morphological, chemical and in vitro fodder quality traits for use in multidimensional crop improvement of pearl millet
A greenhouse trial was carried out at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), at Sadore (13°15' N, 2°18'E), Niger. Experiments were conducted in conjunction with a feeding trial. The feeding trial yielded eight types of compost made from faeces and leftove...
Sangare, M.
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Bationo, B. André
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Effect of type and level of roughage offered to sheep and urine addition on compost quality and millet growth and production in the Sahel]
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Effect of type and level of roughage offered to sheep and urine addition on compost quality and millet growth and production in the Sahel
An experiment was conducted in 1996 and 1997 in semi-arid Niger, to determine the influence of supplementation (no supplement, millet bran + simple superphosphate, or millet bran + simple superphosphate + blood meal) for cattle and mulching (0 or 3 t ha-1 of Aristida sieberiana straw) on soil fer...
Sangare, M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Bationo, B. André
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Pandey, V.S.
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[Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel]
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Influence of dry season supplementation for cattle on soil fertility and millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) yield in a mixed crop/livestock production system of the Sahel