Two experiments were conducted to investigate the relationships between work and intake and digestion of food by draught oxen given millet stover. In the first experiment, intake of millet stover, water intake, live weight, plasma concentrations of triiodothyronine, thyroxine and urea-nitrogen we...
Fall, Abdou
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Pearson, R.A.
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Lawrence, P.R.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Nutrition of draught oxen in semi-arid West Africa. 2. Effect of work on intake, apparent digestibility and rate of passage of food through the gastro-intestinal tract in draught oxen given crop residues]
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Nutrition of draught oxen in semi-arid West Africa. 2. Effect of work on intake, apparent digestibility and rate of passage of food through the gastro-intestinal tract in draught oxen given crop residues
Describes a study to determine grain & stover yields of sorghum & millet under traditional farming systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria and observe consumption of stover components by livestock within the first two months of the dry season, w. data on chemical composition of leaf & stalk compo...
Powell, J.M.
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[Yields of sorghum and millet and stover consumption by livestock in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]
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Yields of sorghum and millet and stover consumption by livestock in the subhumid zone of Nigeria
In spite of substantial introduction of new sorghum and millet cultivars in semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa, there has been minimum aggregate impact on yields (FAO and ICRISAT, 1996: The World Sorghum Economies: Facts, Trends and Outlook. FAO, Rome, Italy and ICRISAT, Andhra Pradesh, India) in contra...
Ahmed, M.M.
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Sanders, J.H.
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Nell, W.T.
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[New sorghum and millet cultivar introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and research agenda]
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New sorghum and millet cultivar introduction in sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and research agenda
The objectives of the present work were threefold: first, to determine the ranges of grain and stover yields and stover quality traits in full-sib progenies of pearl millet cultivar ICMV 221; second, to assess changes in grain and stover characteristics in trait-specific experimental varieties ge...
Bidinger, F.R.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Hash, C.T.
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[Response to recurrent selection for stover feeding value in pearl millet variety ICMV 221]
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Response to recurrent selection for stover feeding value in pearl millet variety ICMV 221
Two critical factors that explain low crop productivity in the Sahelian agro-ecozone are inadequate
moisture and poor soils, particularly phosphorus (P) deficiency. The purpose of this long-term study
was to explore the use of both local phosphate rock (PR) and inorganic P on yields and risk of...
Yamoah, CF
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Bationo, B. André
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Saidou, K
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[Use of rainfall indices to analyze the effects of phosphate rocks on millet in the Sahel]
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Use of rainfall indices to analyze the effects of phosphate rocks on millet in the Sahel
Pearl millet stover is an important cattle feed particularly in arid areas and nutritional quality traits of the stover become more and more important. Eight commercial and two experimental hybrids of pearl millet were evaluated for stover fodder quality traits and their potential trade-off with ...
Blümmel, Michael
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Khan, A.A.
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Vadez, Vincent
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Hash, C.T.
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Rai, Kedar N.
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[Variability in stover quality traits in commercial hybrids of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and grain-stover trait relationships]
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Variability in stover quality traits in commercial hybrids of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and grain-stover trait relationships
Ghimire, K.H.
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Joshi, B.K.
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Dhakal, R.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[Diversity in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) landraces collected from Himalayan mountains of Nepal]
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Diversity in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) landraces collected from Himalayan mountains of Nepal
Mali is a Sahelian country with a large climatic contrast from North to South. The current climatic and production evolutionary study is focused on the six major agro-climatic cereal production zones ranging from Kayes (400 mm) to Sikasso (>1000 mm) of rainfalls. Climatic data are rainfall record...
Kouressy, M.
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Sultan, B.
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Vaksmann, M.
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Belières, J.F.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Dingkuhn, Michael
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Témé, N.
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[Climate change and cereal production evolution trend in the Sahel: case study in Mali from 1951 to 2010]
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Climate change and cereal production evolution trend in the Sahel: case study in Mali from 1951 to 2010
Two studies were conducted: the first study evaluated the production potential of indigenous (Tswana) chickens under an extensive free-range management system in the Gaborone agricultural region of Botswanal; and the second study was a survey of 25 randomly selected, commercial small-scale broile...
Aganga, A.A.
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Omphile, U.J.
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Malope, P.
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Chabanga, C.H.
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Motsamai, G.M.
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Motsumi, L.G.
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[Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana]
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Traditional poultry production and commercial broiler alternatives for small-holder farmers in Botswana
Minor millets comprise a group of cereal species that are genetically diverse and adapted to a range of marginal growing conditions where major cereals such as wheat, rice, and maize are relatively unsuccessful. Millets require few inputs and withstand severe biotic and abiotic stresses. They are...
Padulosi, S.
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Mal, B.
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King, O.I.
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Gotor, E.
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[Minor millets as a central element for sustainably enhanced incomes, empowerment, and nutrition in rural India]
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Minor millets as a central element for sustainably enhanced incomes, empowerment, and nutrition in rural India