Wood charcoal production provides affordable energy in many developing countries and has substantially contributed to the economy through the provision of rural incomes. In several countries, charcoal production leads to overexploitation of forests due to inefficiencies in processing. This study ...
Mekuria, W.
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Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Noble, A.D.
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[Economic contribution and the potential use of wood charcoal for soil restoration: a case study of village-based charcoal production in Central Laos.]
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Economic contribution and the potential use of wood charcoal for soil restoration: a case study of village-based charcoal production in Central Laos.
Reports on the first four-year phase of a study of the long term effects on soil fertility and crop production of continuous cultivation (without trees), continuous alley cropping, and a rotation of alley cropping and fallow (with livestock) within Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam) de Wit) al...
Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields]
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Alley farming with Leucaena: Effects of short grazed fallows on soil fertility and crop yields
The maximum likelihood parameters estimated in logistic analysis are in terms of a transformation of the original response variable and, although inferences are easily made about the sources of variation in the linearized model using standard procedures applied in regression analysis, the varianc...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Sherington, J.
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[A method for estimating sampling variances of predicted probabilities from maximum likelihood estimates in logit response function]
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A method for estimating sampling variances of predicted probabilities from maximum likelihood estimates in logit response function
Kaminsky, R.
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Gumm, I.D.
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Chuma, Francis
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Zweygarth, E.
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[A drug incubation infectivity test (DIIT) for assessing resistance to trypanosomes]
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A drug incubation infectivity test (DIIT) for assessing resistance to trypanosomes
Three hundred mixed, smallholder farms in Kariti location, Kandara Division, Maragua District, Central Kenya, were surveyed. Dairy cattle management practices, including type of animal enclosure, roofing, floor type, drainage, use of bedding, feeding of concentrates; and manure management pract...
Lekasi, J.K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Kimani, S.K.
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Harris, P.J.C.
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[Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment]
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Cattle manure quality in Maragua District, central Kenya: Effect of management practices and development of simple methods of assessment
Nicholson, M.J.
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Sayers, A.R.
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[Relationships between body weight, condition score and heart girth changes in Boran cattle]
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Relationships between body weight, condition score and heart girth changes in Boran cattle
Channelière, S.
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Houwe, I. van den
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Arnaud, Elizabeth
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Horry, J.P.
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Roux, N.
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Ruas, M.
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[Standardized procedure for Musa germplasm characterization]
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Standardized procedure for Musa germplasm characterization
Irrigation using untreated wastewater poses health risks to farmers and consumers of crop products, especially vegetables. With hardly any wastewater treatment in Ghana, a multiple-barrier approach was adopted and safe re-use practices were developed through action research involving a number of ...
Blomme, Guy
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Ocimati, W.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Vutseme, L.
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Mariamu, B.
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Kamira, M.
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Schagen, B. van
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Ekboir, Javier M.
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Ntamwira, J.
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[A control package revolving around the removal of single diseased banana stems is effective for the restoration of Xanthomonas wilt infected fields]
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A control package revolving around the removal of single diseased banana stems is effective for the restoration of Xanthomonas wilt infected fields
Reviews analytical methods for the determination of the nutritive value of crop residues. Gives example on the accuracy of different methods in determining digestibility and of the factors affecting it. Highlights different management practices for feeding cereal crop residues to draught animals.
Reed, J.D.
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Goe, M.R.
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[Estimating the nutritive value of cereal crop residues: Implications for developing feeding standards for draught animals]
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Estimating the nutritive value of cereal crop residues: Implications for developing feeding standards for draught animals