Weed abundance in cereal-based systems has increased in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa for smallholder farmers (cultivating less than two hectares). Smallholders can employ numerous practices to control weeds such as intercropping cereal crops with legumes. We conducted a review to identi...
Silberg, R.T.
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Chimonyo, V.G.P.
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Richardson, R.B.
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Snapp, Sieglinde S.
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Renner, K.
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[Legume diversification and weed management in African cereal-based systems]
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Legume diversification and weed management in African cereal-based systems
Early-maturing provitamin A (PVA) quality protein maize (QPM) hybrids with combined drought and low soil nitrogen (low-N) tolerance are needed to address malnutrition and food security problems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The current study's objectives were to (i) examine combining ability of se...
Obeng-Bio, E.
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Badu-Apraku, B.
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Ifie, B.E.
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Danquah, A.
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Blay, E.T.
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Annor, B.
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[Genetic analysis of grain yield and agronomic traits of early provitamin A quality protein maize inbred lines in contrasting environments]
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Genetic analysis of grain yield and agronomic traits of early provitamin A quality protein maize inbred lines in contrasting environments
The GGE biplot tool has potential for determining combining ability effects, identifying distinct heterotic groups and efficient testers in a line × tester study. However, its use for such analysis has not been adequately explored. The objectives of this study were to (i) assess combining ability...
Badu-Apraku, B.
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Akinwale, R.O.
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[Biplot analysis of line X tester data of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines under stress and nonstress environments]
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Biplot analysis of line X tester data of maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines under stress and nonstress environments
Afternoon soil temperature of about 39°C observed at 5 cm depth under sole cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) early in the growing season was reduced by respectively 1.0, 1.3, 3.0 and 4.4°C by intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.), maize/okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), maize/ egusi melon (...
Ikeorgu, J.E.G.
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Ezumah, H.C.
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[Some analytical aspects of cassava/maize/okra/egusimelon complex mixture: 1. Soli temperature in relation to leaf area variation]
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Some analytical aspects of cassava/maize/okra/egusimelon complex mixture: 1. Soli temperature in relation to leaf area variation
Field experiments were conducted in the dry season of 1985–86 and the first and second rainy seasons of 1986 at Ibadan, Nigeria, to assess the level of damage and yield reductions caused by Eldana saccharina Walker to maize. Grain weight per plant in artificially infested plots was up to 36% lowe...
Bosque Pérez, N.A.
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Mareck, J.H.
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[Effect of stem borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the yield of maize]
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Effect of stem borer Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the yield of maize
The climate of the West African Sudan savannah (annual rainfall of 600–900 mm and a monomodal rainy season of 3–4 months) is characterized by frequent long- and short-term droughts. Crop growth in the Alfisols and associated soil groups is further constrained by soil compaction, low soil fertilit...
Hulugalle, N.R.
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[Alleviation of soil constraints to crop growth in the upland alfisols and associated soil group of the West African Sudan savannah by tied ridges]
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Alleviation of soil constraints to crop growth in the upland alfisols and associated soil group of the West African Sudan savannah by tied ridges
Reports the findings of a mission carried out by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Zimbabwe to gather genetic resources of cowpea, rice, bambarra groundnut and their wild relatives. 461 samples of 365 species were collected. Sampling was made over 140 sites of both natural ve...
The effect of alley cropping with seven combinations of Acioa and Leucaena hedgerows and a control (no hedgerow) treatment on sequentially cropped maize and cowpea was studied in 1985 and 1986. The trial was carried out on an Alfisol in the humid zone of southwestern Nigeria. Hedgerows were estab...
Everett, L.
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Eta-Ndu, J.T.
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Ndioro, M.
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Tabi, I.
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[Application of a modified comprehensive breeding system for maize (Zea mays L.) in Cameroon]
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Application of a modified comprehensive breeding system for maize (Zea mays L.) in Cameroon
Measurements of incident solar radiation were made in sequentially cropped maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) planted between hedgerows of shrubs in an alley cropping pattern. The incident solar-radiation profile was examined and its effect on crop yield determined. The s...
Lawson, T.L.
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Kang, B.T.
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[Yield of maize and cowpea in an alley cropping system in relation to available light]
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Yield of maize and cowpea in an alley cropping system in relation to available light