A population model for maize growth and development driven by temperature, solar radiation, soil water and soil nitrogen is presented. A time-varying distributed delay model is used to describe the dynamics of the attributes number, biomass and nitrogen belonging to leaf, root, stem, grain, rachy...
Bonato, O.
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Schulthess, F.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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[Simulation model for maize crop growth based on acquisition and allocation processes for carbohydrate and nitrogen]
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Simulation model for maize crop growth based on acquisition and allocation processes for carbohydrate and nitrogen
Trees can influence both the supply and availability of nutrients in the soil. Trees increase the supply of nutrients within the rooting zone of crops through (1) input of N by biological N2 fixation, (2) retrieval of nutrients from below the rooting zone of crops and (3) reduction in nutrient lo...
phytoparasite, Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth., infests millions of hectares of cultivated fields of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Yield losses are often 70 but can be as high as 100% and farmers often abandon infested fields and move to new areas. The objectives of this study were to inve...
Kim, S.K.
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Adetimirin, V.O.
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Akintunde, A.Y.
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[Nitrogen effects on Striga hermonthica infestation, grain yield and agronomic traits of tolerant and susceptible maize hybrids]
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Nitrogen effects on Striga hermonthica infestation, grain yield and agronomic traits of tolerant and susceptible maize hybrids
Competition for nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) under potato-based intercropping systems decreases the level of nutrients available for potato and subsequently influences nitrogen and phosphorous use efficiency. A field trial was conducted for four consecutive seasons between 2014 short rains an...
Gitari, H.I.
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Karanja, N.
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Gachene, C.K.K.
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Kamau, S.
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Sharma, K.
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Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar
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[Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems]
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Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems
BACKGROUND Plants depend on their root systems to acquire the water and nutrients necessary for their survival in nature, and for their yield and nutritional quality in agriculture. Root systems are complex and a variety of root phenes have been identified as contributors to adaptation to soils w...
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Miles, John W.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Horst, Walter J.
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[Root adaptations to soils with low fertility and aluminium toxicity]
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Root adaptations to soils with low fertility and aluminium toxicity
Díaz, Lucy Milena
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Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
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Cajiao V., César Hernando
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Galeano, Carlos H.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Raatz, Bodo
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[Phenotypic evaluation and QTL analysis of yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a common bean population grown with two levels of phosphorus supply]
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Phenotypic evaluation and QTL analysis of yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a common bean population grown with two levels of phosphorus supply
Crop yield requires leaf area to intercept solar radiation and to undertake photosynthesis, both of which depend on nitrogen (N) accumulation. Further, the amount of accumulated plant N at the beginning of seed fill serves as the reservoir for N required in synthesizing the proteins in developing...
Clavijo Michelangeli, José A.
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Ricaurte Oyola, José Jaumer
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Sinclair, Thomas R.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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[Influence of plant density and growth habit of common bean on leaf area development and N accumulation]
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Influence of plant density and growth habit of common bean on leaf area development and N accumulation
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) contributes to improve grain yield under nitrogen (N) deficiency. Climbing beans are known to be superior to bush beans in their potential for SNF. The main objectives of this study were to: (i) quantify genotypic differences in SNF ability of climbing beans usin...
Barbosa Torres, Norma Constanza
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Portilla, Elizabeth
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Buendía Castellanos, Hector F.
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Raatz, Bodo
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Genotypic differences in symbiotic nitrogen fixation ability and seed yield of climbing bean]
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Genotypic differences in symbiotic nitrogen fixation ability and seed yield of climbing bean
In African agriculture, availability of nutrients for crop production can be increased using external inputs such as mineral fertiliser. However, for many African farmers the large scale use of external inputs will remain beyond reach for the foreseeable future. There is, therefore, also a need f...
Brouwer, J.
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Powell, J.M.
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[Increasing nutrient use efficiency in West-African agriculture: The impact of micro-topography on nutrient leaching from cattle and sheep manure]
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Increasing nutrient use efficiency in West-African agriculture: The impact of micro-topography on nutrient leaching from cattle and sheep manure
Evaluates the effects of additional cottonseed cake, a nitrogen source which is moderately degraded in the rumen, on the nutritive value of ammoniated and untreated wheat straw; and assesses also the performance of growing wether sheep fed on the treatment diets.
Wanyoike, M.M.
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Meshesha, A.H.
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Said, A.N.
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Karau, P.K.
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[Influence of nitrogen supplementation on voluntary intake and liveweight performance of wether sheep on wheat straw diets]
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Influence of nitrogen supplementation on voluntary intake and liveweight performance of wether sheep on wheat straw diets