Soil erosion and the productivity of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cropping systems, including forage legume intercropping, were monitored under natural rainfall conditions on Inceptisols in southwest Colombia. Trials were conducted over two cropping periods on moderate slopes. The best eros...
Leihner, D.E.
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Ruppenthal, M
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Hilger, TH
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Castillo Franco, JA
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[Soil conservation effectiveness and crop productivity of forage legume intercropping, contour grass barriers and contour ridging in cassava on Andean hillsides]
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Soil conservation effectiveness and crop productivity of forage legume intercropping, contour grass barriers and contour ridging in cassava on Andean hillsides
Objectives of this study were to compare costs and expected benefits of feed supplementation in cattle with alternative shrub legumes during the dry season using as a case study the hillsides of Central Nicaragua. The information used was gathered in a survey of 32 farms in the states of Boaco a...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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[Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua]
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Simulation of costs and benefits of supplementing milking cows with legumes during the dry season in two hillside regions of Nicaragua
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
The dry matter yield, nutritive value and persistence of three legume species (Stylosanthes hamata Taub., S. capitata Vog. and Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex. Benth.) cut at different frequencies during the growing season or only once at the end of the growing season were compared. The shorter cut...
Tarawali, G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Chionuma, P.C.
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[The effect of frequency of defoliation on the productivity of selected forage legumes (Stylosanthes hamata, Stylosanthes capitata and Centrosema pascuorum) in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria]
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The effect of frequency of defoliation on the productivity of selected forage legumes (Stylosanthes hamata, Stylosanthes capitata and Centrosema pascuorum) in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria
Presents results of a study conducted at Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, to examine the differences in mineral composition, root N contents and their rates of transformation in the soil of different species of four genera of forage legumes, viz, Trifolium, Lablab, Medicago and Vicia. Also examines the effe...
Nnadi, L.A.
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Haque, I.
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[Root nitrogen transformation and mineral composition in selected forage legumes]
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Root nitrogen transformation and mineral composition in selected forage legumes
Alfalfa or lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage legume grown extensively in the world. There have been relatively few investigations on the adaptation of alfalfa to soils found in suitable eco-zones in Africa. In the present investigations, twenty accessions were evaluated for tole...
Mugwira, L.M.
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Haque, I.
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[Screening forage and browse legumes germplasm to nutrient stress: I. Tolerance of Medicago sativa L. to aluminium and low phosphorus in soils and nutrient solutions]
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Screening forage and browse legumes germplasm to nutrient stress: I. Tolerance of Medicago sativa L. to aluminium and low phosphorus in soils and nutrient solutions
Land-use intensification in the East-African highland zone is required for meeting food and feed demands from the rising human and animal populations. A single crop of wheat has been a traditional practice for the 8 Mha of Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands with both grain and residues finding ...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Astatke, A.
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[Options to intensify cropland use for alleviating smallholder energy and protein deficiencies in the East African highlands]
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Options to intensify cropland use for alleviating smallholder energy and protein deficiencies in the East African highlands
Larbi, Asamoah
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Ochang, J.
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Crosse, S.
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[Forage legume supplementation of Jersey calves and lactating cows]
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Forage legume supplementation of Jersey calves and lactating cows
Sesbania have multifarious utilization, and in many instances growth rate is one of the most important criteria for the selection of suitable Sesbania. This paper reports results of a study on the growth rates of Sesbania on two acid soils both low in available P, but one with toxic levels of Al....
Mugwira, L.M.
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Haque, I.
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[Screening forage and browse legumes germplasm to nutrient stresses: IGrowth rates of Sesbania as affected by aluminium and low phosphorus in soils and nutrient solutions]
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Screening forage and browse legumes germplasm to nutrient stresses: IGrowth rates of Sesbania as affected by aluminium and low phosphorus in soils and nutrient solutions
One of the factors that constrains animal draft power in livestock-rich countries like Ethiopia is the inadequate supply of livestock feed both in quantitative and qualitative terms. This problem in Ethiopia is aggravated by poor soil conditions across the highland areas. Inter-cropping of forage...
Kassie, M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Kassa, B.
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[An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach]
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An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach