Background
Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms is a neglected and underutilized crop in Benin subject to several constraints including storage insect attacks, which contribute to the decrease in its production. An ethnobotanical survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in 15 villages in...
Loko, Y.L.E.
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Akohonwe, J.
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Toffa, J.
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Orobiyi, A.
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Assogba, Perceval
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Dansi, A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin]
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Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin
Soil nutrient constraints coupled with erratic rainfall have led to poor crop yields and occasionally to crop failure in sole cropping in the Guinea savanna of West Africa. We explored different maize-grain legume diversification and intensification options that can contribute to mitigating risks...
Kermah, M.
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Franke, A.C.
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Ahiabor, B.D.K.
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Legume-maize rotation or relay? Options for ecological intensification of smallholder farms in the Guinea Savanna of northern Ghana]
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Legume-maize rotation or relay? Options for ecological intensification of smallholder farms in the Guinea Savanna of northern Ghana
Reports on the Nitrogen contribution of one forage and three grain legumes, viz, vetch (Vicia villosa), wheat, faba beans, peas & lentils, to a subsequent maize crop in the Ethiopian highlands.
Haque, I.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Contribution en azote de quatre legumineuses a la culture de mais]
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Contribution en azote de quatre legumineuses a la culture de mais
Background: The call for use of improved Soil Fertility Management (SFM) technologies is a prerequisite to increase agricultural productivity among farmers. This study assessed farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for selected financially rewarding biofertilizer technologies/packages for legume prod...
Banka, M.
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Aidoo, R.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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Fialor, S.C.
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Masso, C.
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[Willingness to pay for biofertilizers among grain legume farmers in northern Ghana]
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Willingness to pay for biofertilizers among grain legume farmers in northern Ghana
Soybean is an exotic crop to Ethiopia and may not necessarily have a specific endosymbiont in the soil. However, since it is a promiscuous host, nodulated by cross nodulating rhizobia, it is likely that some compatible endosymbionts exist from heterologous hosts that could nodulate it with effect...
Abera, Y.
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Masso, C.
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Assefa, F.
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[Phenotypic, host range and symbiotic characteristics of indigenous soybean nodulating rhizobia from Ethiopian soils]
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Phenotypic, host range and symbiotic characteristics of indigenous soybean nodulating rhizobia from Ethiopian soils
Reports on the Nitrogen contribution of one forage and three grain legumes, viz, vetch (Vicia villosa), wheat, faba beans, peas & lentils, to a subsequent maize crop in the Ethiopian highlands.
Haque, I.
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Jutzi, S.C.
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[Nitrogen contribution of four legumes to a subsequent maize crop]
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Nitrogen contribution of four legumes to a subsequent maize crop
Cowpea genotypes that efficiently utilize phosphorus (P) with high potential for biological nitrogen (N) fixation (BNF) are vital to sustainable cropping systems in West Africa. A total of 175 early maturing cowpea genotypes were evaluated in 2010 and 2011 for P use efficiency (PUE) and BNF with ...
Abaidoo, R.C.
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Dare, M.O.
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Killani, S.
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Opoku, A.
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[Evaluation of early maturing cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) germplasm for variation in phosphorus use efficiency and biological nitrogen fixation potential with indigenous rhizobial populations]
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Evaluation of early maturing cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) germplasm for variation in phosphorus use efficiency and biological nitrogen fixation potential with indigenous rhizobial populations
Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and maize (Zea mays) production in the Central Highlands of Burundi. Nutrient sources, specifically fertilizers, are paramount to increasing the production in the regions. Hence, improving fertilizer use efficiency is co...
Niyuhire, M.C.
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Roobroeck, D.
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Merckx, R.
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[Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi]
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Profitability of diammonium phosphate use in bush and climbing bean-maize rotations in smallholder farms of Central Burundi
After insects, mites are the major arthropod pests that inhabit stored agriculturalproducts worldwide. To determine the acarofauna that infests cowpea, maize, paddyrice and sorghum in Benin (West Africa), surveys were conducted in some principalmarkets (Dantokpa, Glazoue and Parakou) of this coun...
Zannou, I.
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Adebo, H.O.
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Zannou, E.
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Hell, K.
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[Mites associated with stored grain commodities in Benin, West Africa]
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Mites associated with stored grain commodities in Benin, West Africa
Cowpea is traditionally important as an affordable source of protein and minerals and of cash income in sub-Saharan Africa, especially for small-scale farmers who have limited options for food and cash crops. The development and deployment of cowpea varieties with improved nutrition and quality t...
Muranaka, S.
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Shono, M
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Myoda, T.
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Takeuchi, J.
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Franco, J.
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Nakazawa, Y.
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Boukar, O.
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Takagi, H.
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[Genetic diversity of physical, nutritional and functional properties of cowpea grain and relationships among the traits]
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Genetic diversity of physical, nutritional and functional properties of cowpea grain and relationships among the traits