Improved forages play an important role in sustaining the livelihoods of small- and medium-scale farmers in the tropics, mainly as a result of their positive effects on livestock production and contribution to economic and environmental sustainability. However, in many regions of the tropics, the...
Peters, Michael
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods]
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Forage technology adoption: Linking on-station research with participatory methods
A short-term improved fallow system based on forage legumes for enhancing crop and livestock components of mixed farming systems was tested in the subhumid zone of West Africa. As part of the evaluation, the ability of 11 legume species (Centrosema macrocarpum, C. pubescens, Stylosanthes guianens...
Muhr, L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Forage legumes for improved fallows in agropastoral systems of subhumid West Africa. II. Green manure production and decomposition after incorporation into the soil]
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Forage legumes for improved fallows in agropastoral systems of subhumid West Africa. II. Green manure production and decomposition after incorporation into the soil
The potential of 5 forage legume accessions was assessed under cutting, as alternatives to Stylosanthes hamata cVerano for use in dry season pastures (fodder banks) in Nigeria. Measurements included dry matter yield, nutritive value (crude protein and phosphorus), seed production, drought toleran...
Peters, Michael
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Alkamper, J.
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[Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 1. Accessions of Centrosema brasilianum, C. pascuorum, Chamaecrista rotundifolia and Stylosanthes hamata]
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Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 1. Accessions of Centrosema brasilianum, C. pascuorum, Chamaecrista rotundifolia and Stylosanthes hamata
Highlights the interactions between agronomy and economics in developing forage production techniques for the two main land-use situations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria, viz, cultivation and fallow. Presents break-even sorghum grain-stylo price ratios for different undersowing times, capital an...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Interactions between agronomy and economics in forage legume research]
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Interactions between agronomy and economics in forage legume research
Katunga Musale, Dieudonné
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Muhigwa, BJB
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Kashala, KJC
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Kambuyi, M
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Nyongombe, N
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Peters, Michael
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[Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo]
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Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo
Sixteen promising forage legume accessions (15 species) were selected from small plot observation trials for agronomic evaluation over three years in a subhumid zone of Uganda. Macrotyloma axillare (Archer) significantly out yielded all other accessions in terms of annual dry matter production bu...
Lusembo, P.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Tedla, A.
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Sabiiti, E.N.
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[Agronomic evaluation of herbaceous legumes in a subhumid zone of Uganda]
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Agronomic evaluation of herbaceous legumes in a subhumid zone of Uganda
Investigates Nitrogen and Phosphorus transfers in a crop - livestock system in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Estimates N and P removed from cropland during crop residue grazing and returned to the land through manure, and the contribution crop residues make to cattle diet during the dry season.
Powell, J.M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Nitrogen and phosphorus transfers in a crop-livestock system in West Africa]
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Nitrogen and phosphorus transfers in a crop-livestock system in West Africa
At the Debre Zeit Station Cereals (wheat and maize) and forage legumes (lablab, cowpea, vetch and clover) were grown as sole crops and as cereal/forage combinations on the broadbeds separated by drainage furrows (BBF). This is an improved land management system, developed by ILCA in collaboration...
Abiye Astatke
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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El Wakeel, A.
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[Soil water dynamics under cereal and forage legume mixtures on drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Soil water dynamics under cereal and forage legume mixtures on drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands
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