A comparative analysis of farmers’ preferences on improved cowpea varieties was carried out based on the data obtained from farmers’ participatory varietal selection and questionnaire survey undertaken in south-eastern Niger and north-central Burkina Faso. The grain yield was consistently the mos...
Ishikawa, H.
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Drabo, I.
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Boukar, O.
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Fatokun, C.
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Muranaka, S.
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[Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso]
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Comparative analysis of farmers' selection criteria for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) varieties in Niger and Burkina Faso
Good growth of Grain Legumes helps food security and protection of the environment but this may require nutrient inputs. A participatory technology development activity explored from 1998 to 2000 the responses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) to inorganic soil a...
Carsky, R.
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[Response of cowpea and soybean to P and K on terre de barre soils in southern Benin]
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Response of cowpea and soybean to P and K on terre de barre soils in southern Benin
Grain legumes (cowpea, peanut, and soybean) play important roles in household food and income security in smallholder farming systems in the Guinea Savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana. However, yields are low, rarely exceeding 600 kg ha−1, prompting the need to evaluate responses of grain legu...
Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Alabi, B.U.
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Ahiakpa, J.K.
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Kanampiu, F.
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[Response of grain legumes to phosphorus application in the guinea savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana]
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Response of grain legumes to phosphorus application in the guinea savanna agro-ecological zones of Ghana
This study links participatory research methods, geographic information systems (GIS) techniques, village and household-level surveys, and a tobit analysis to examine the adoption and impact issues related to a new technology, improved varieties of dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC), developed by Interna...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Okike, I.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Farmers perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dualpurpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria]
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Farmers perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dualpurpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria
Adoption of improved agricultural technologies has long been recognized as critical for reducing poverty through increased productivity, incomes, and asset accumulation. Using a nationally representative survey data from a sample of over 1500 households in Nigeria, this paper evaluates the impact...
Manda, J.
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Alene, A.D.
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Tufa, A.H.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Wossen, T.
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Chikoye, D.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis]
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The poverty impacts of improved cowpea varieties in Nigeria: a counterfactual analysis
This study was undertaken to elucidate the nature of inheritance of resistance to bruchids [Callosobruchus maculatus. (F.)] in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. The parental F1, F2, and backcross populations involving three resistant and two susceptible parents were bioassayed in the laborat...