Climate vagaries and the lack of irrigation, frequently combined with coarse-textured sandy and unevenly distributed saline soils, explain low crop yields and the endemic relative poverty of the rural population in Northeast Thailand (NET). Local and regional trends in agriculturally-relevant rai...
Lacombe, Guillaume
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Polthanee, Anan
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Trébuil, Guy
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[Long-term change in rainfall distribution in Northeast Thailand: will cropping systems be able to adapt?]
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Long-term change in rainfall distribution in Northeast Thailand: will cropping systems be able to adapt?
Soil fertility gradients develop on smallholder farms due to preferential allocation of inputs. A multi-location on-farm trial was
conducted in Meru South, Central Kenya whose overall aim was to test minimum tillage and crop-residue retention practices in
socio-ecological niches across heteroge...
Guto, SN
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Pypers, Pieter
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ridder, N.A. de
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop-residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenya]
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Socio-ecological niches for minimum tillage and crop-residue retention in continuous maize cropping systems in smallholder farms of central Kenya
In the Ethiopian highlands, where integrated crop and livestock production takes place, the inadequate supply, in both quantity and quality of feeds during the year is a major constraint. Native pastures and crop residues are the major feed sources, but their quality is often poor. Integration of...
Tedla, A.
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Mamo, T.
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Klaij, M.C.
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Diedhiou, M.L.
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[Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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Effects of cropping system, seed bed management and fertility interactions on biomass of crops grown on a Vertisol in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Remans, R.
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Flynn, D.F.B.
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Clerck, F. de
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Diru, W.
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Fanzo, J.C.
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[Assessing nutritional diversity of cropping systems in African villages]
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Assessing nutritional diversity of cropping systems in African villages
Adoption of animal traction in sub-Saharan Africa has historically been slow and stagnant. This is despite considerable efforts by researchers and development planners to introduce the technique among smallholder semi-subsistence farmers in a large number of countries. Based on a simulation model...
Jansen, G.P.
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[Ex-ante profitability of animal traction investments in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Niger and Nigeria]
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Ex-ante profitability of animal traction investments in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Niger and Nigeria
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
Forty-four crossbred steers were used in a 252-day trial to assess the feeding value of forages from two cereal-legume cropping systems Cropping system 1 comprised oat-vetch (Avena sativa-Vicia dasycarpa), wheat-trifolium (Triticum aestivum-Trifolium steudneri), teff (Eragrostis tef) and cowpea )...
Umunna, N.N.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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[Strategic supplementation of crossbred steers fed forages from cereal-legume cropping systems with cowpea hay]
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Strategic supplementation of crossbred steers fed forages from cereal-legume cropping systems with cowpea hay
Katungi, Enid
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Kikulwe, Enoch
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Emongor, Rosemary
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[Analysis of farmers’ valuation of common bean attributes and preference heterogeneity under environmental stresses of Kenya]
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Analysis of farmers’ valuation of common bean attributes and preference heterogeneity under environmental stresses of Kenya
An experiment conducted to study the nitrogen contribution from stylosanthes fodder banks of different ages to succeeding maize crops. Discusses the implications for the development of traditional agro-pastoral production systems.
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Otsyina, R.M.
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[Grain yields of maize and the nitrogen contribution following Stylosanthes pasture in the Nigerian subhumid zone]
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Grain yields of maize and the nitrogen contribution following Stylosanthes pasture in the Nigerian subhumid zone
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